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Would your wealth sustain you in distress, Or all the might of your strength?
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A Tale of Two Translations
Scholars point out a significant translation issue in this verse. Some versions ask if God will value Job's 'riches,' while others ask if Job's 'cry' will be enough to save him from distress. This ambiguity leads to two different, though related, applications about what is ultimately powerless before God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Will he esteem thy riches? This means God will not regard your riches as a reason why he should not cut you off, or as a ransom for…
19th Century
Anglican
No, not gold, nor all the forces of strength. —The words here are doubtful. Some render, “Will He esteem your riches, that you be …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Will he esteem your riches? [no], not gold, nor all the forces of strength . ] Riches…
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Elihu shows that Job caused the continuation of his own trouble. He cautions him not to persist in obstinacy. Even good people need to be kept to t…
13th Century
Catholic
Elihu wanted to argue against two points he found in Job's words: first, Job's claim that he was righteous, and second, his accusation that God's j…
