Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
WEB
Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
YLT
Not equal it doth the topaz of Cush, With pure gold it is not valued.
DBT
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be compared to it, neither shall it be set in the balance with pure gold.
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.