MANNAFEST

Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.

KJV

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DBT

Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, ye my friends; for the hand ofGod hath touched me.

ASV

Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.

WEB

Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.

YLT

Pity me, pity me, ye my friends, For the hand of God hath stricken against me.

About this book

Old Testament

JobThe canonical wisdom-literature interrogation of undeserved suffering. A prose frame enclosing three cycles of dialogue, a late Elihu interrupt, and a whirlwind theophany that does not answer the question — it relativizes it.

Author
Anonymous. Talmudic tradition names Moses (Bava Batra 14b); internal features (patriarchal setting, no Mosaic Law reference, Job sacrificing as family head, *qesitah* currency of Gen 33:19) suggest patriarchal-era composition or at least tradition-origin.
Date
Traditional: patriarchal period, c. 2000–1800 BC. Critical proposals scatter across pre-exilic to post-exilic. §7.9 surfaces; Pastor Marc's drawer takes the position.

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