But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
But he is in onemind, and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
WEB
But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
YLT
And He is in one mind , And who doth turn Him back? And His soul hath desired--and He doth it .
DBT
But he is in one [mind], and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, that will he do.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJob — The 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.