For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.
WEB
For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
YLT
For a dread unto me is calamity from God, And because of His excellency I am not able.
DBT
For calamity fromGod was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I was powerless.
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.