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Job 34:34-36
New English Translation
Job 34:34-36
New English Translation
34 Men of understanding say to me—
any wise man listening to me says—
35 that[a] Job speaks without knowledge
and his words are without understanding.[b]
36 But[c] Job will be tested to the end,
because his answers are like those of wicked men.
Footnotes
- Job 34:35 tn Adding “that” in the translation clarifies Elihu’s indirect citation of the wise individuals’ words.
- Job 34:35 tn The Hiphil infinitive construct is here functioning as a substantive. The word means “prudence; understanding.”
- Job 34:36 tc The MT reads אָבִי (ʾavi, “my father”), which makes no sense. Some follow the KJV and emend the word to make a verb “I desire” or use the noun “my desire of it.” Others follow an Arabic word meaning “entreat, I pray” (cf. ESV, “Would that Job were tried”). The LXX and the Syriac versions have “but” and “surely” respectively. Since this is the only ms support, albeit weak, it may be the best choice. In this sense Elihu would be saying that because of Job’s attitude God will continue to test him.
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