On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsOn the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.
When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
To the left in His working--and I see not, He is covered on the right, and I behold not.
On the left hand, where he doth work, but I behold [him] not; he hideth himself on the right hand, and I see [him] not.
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.