JOB 18:4 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Κέχρηταί σοι ὀργή· τί γὰρ ἐὰν σὺ ἀποθάνῃς, ἀοίκητος ἡ ὑπʼ οὐρανόν; ἢ καταστραφήσεται ὄρη ἐκ θεμελίων;
(Keⱪraʸtai soi orgaʸ; ti gar ean su apothanaʸs, aoikaʸtos haʸ hupʼ ouranon; aʸ katastrafaʸsetai oraʸ ek themeliōn; )

BrTr Anger has possessed thee: for what if thou shouldest die; would the earth under heaven be desolate? or shall the mountains be overthrown from their foundations?

ULT The one tearing himself in his nose—
⇔ will the earth be forsaken for your sake,
⇔ or will the rock move from its place?

UST But by being so angry, you are only hurting yourself.
⇔ You seem to think that everyone should abandon the earth because life on earth is no longer worth living for anyone after what has happened to you.
⇔ You seem to think that there should be a great earthquake as a sign of what an awful thing has happened to you.

BSB You who tear yourself in anger—
⇔ should the earth be forsaken on your account,
⇔ or the rocks be moved from their place?

OEB Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger.
⇔ For thy sake shall earth be made desert,
⇔ Or rock be moved out of its place?

WEBBE You who tear yourself in your anger,
⇔ will the earth be forsaken for you?
⇔ Or will the rock be removed out of its place?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger,
⇔ will the earth be abandoned for your sake?
⇔ Or will a rock be moved from its place?

LSV He is tearing himself in his anger. Is earth forsaken for your sake? And is a rock removed from its place?

FBV You tear yourself apart with your anger.[fn] Do you think the earth has to be abandoned, or the mountains moved, just because of you?[fn]

18:4 In 16:9 Job said that God had torn him apart in his anger. Bildad says it's all self-inflicted.

18:4 In other words, “Do you expect the world to be changed just to suit you?”

T4T By being very angry and hurting yourself,
⇔ do you think that doing that will shake the earth,
⇔ or cause the rocks in the mountains to move? [RHQ]?

LEB • You who are tearing[fn] in your[fn] anger, will the earth be forsaken because of you?[fn] • Or[fn] will the rock be removed from its place?

18:1 Literally “his soul,” or “his individual self”

18:1 Hebrew “his”

18:1 Singular

18:1 Hebrew “And”

BBE But come back, now, come: you who are wounding yourself in your passion, will the earth be given up because of you, or a rock be moved out of its place?

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JPS Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

ASV Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger,
⇔ Shall the earth be forsaken for thee?
⇔ Or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

DRA Thou that destroyest thy soul in thy fury, shall the earth be forsaken for thee, and shall rocks be removed out of their place?

YLT (He is tearing himself in his anger.) For thy sake is earth forsaken? And removed is a rock from its place?

Drby Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of its place?

RV Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, shall the earth be forsaken for thee? or shall the rock be removed out of its place?

Wbstr He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of its place?

KJB-1769 He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?[fn]
(He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee/you? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? )

18.4 himself: Heb. his soul

KJB-1611 [fn]He teareth himselfe in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rocke bee remooued out of his place?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

18:4 Hebr. his soule.

Bshps He destroyeth him selfe with his anger: Shall the earth be forsaken, or any stone remoued out of his place because of thee?
(He destroyeth himself with his anger: Shall the earth be forsaken, or any stone removed out of his place because of thee/you?)

Gnva Thou art as one that teareth his soule in his anger. Shall the earth bee forsaken for thy sake? or the rocke remoued out of his place?
(Thou art as one that teareth his soul in his anger. Shall the earth be forsaken for thy/your sake? or the rock removed out of his place? )

Cvdl Why destroyest thou thy self with anger? Shal ye earth be forsaken, or the stones remoued out of their place because of ye?
(Why destroyest thou/you thy/your self with anger? Shall ye/you_all earth be forsaken, or the stones removed out of their place because of ye?)

Wycl What leesist thou thi soule in thi woodnes? Whether the erthe schal be forsakun `for thee, and hard stoonys schulen be borun ouer fro her place?
(What leesist thou/you thy/your soul in thy/your woodnes? Whether the earth shall be forsaken `for thee/you, and hard stones should be born over from her place?)

Luth Willst du vor Bosheit bersten? Meinest du, daß um deinetwillen die Erde verlassen werde, und der Fels von seinem Ort versetzt werde?
(Willst you before/in_front_of Bosheit burst/crack/break? Mine you, that around/by/for deinetwillen the earth leave become, and the/of_the Fels from his place versetzt become?)

ClVg Qui perdis animam tuam in furore tuo, numquid propter te derelinquetur terra, et transferentur rupes de loco suo?[fn]
(Who perdis animam tuam in furore tuo, numquid propter you(sg) derelinquetur terra, and transferentur rupes about instead suo? )

18.4 Quid perdis animam tuam. Reprobi zelum rectitudinis, vel spiritualem gratiam sanctæ prædicationis, insaniam furoris æstimant: quo perire fidelium animas arbitrantur. Nunquid propter te derelinquetur terra. Ecclesia dicit, etc., usque ad unde iste flagellis Job insultat, unde subdit:

18.4 What perdis animam tuam. Reprobi zelum rectitudinis, or spiritualem gratiam sanctæ prælet_him_sayionis, insaniam furoris æstimant: quo perire fidelium animas arbitrantur. Nunquid propter you(sg) derelinquetur terra. Ecclesia dicit, etc., until to whence this flagellis Yob insultat, whence subdit:

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

טֹֽרֵ֥ף נַפְשׁ֗⁠וֹ בְּ⁠אַ֫פּ֥⁠וֹ

tear self_of,him in/on/at/with,anger,him

Bildad is speaking about Job in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the second person. Alternate translation: “You who tear yourself in your nose”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

טֹֽרֵ֥ף נַפְשׁ֗⁠וֹ בְּ⁠אַ֫פּ֥⁠וֹ

tear self_of,him in/on/at/with,anger,him

Bildad is continuing to answer Job in his own words. In 16:9, Job spoke as if God were literally a wild animal that had torn him in his anger. Bildad is saying that it is actually Job who is tearing himself apart in his own anger. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “It is you who are tearing yourself apart in your anger”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הַ֭⁠לְמַעַנְ⁠ךָ תֵּעָ֣זַב אָ֑רֶץ וְ⁠יֶעְתַּק־צ֝֗וּר מִ⁠מְּקֹמֽ⁠וֹ

the,for_~_sake,your abandoned earth and,removed rock from,place,its

Bildad is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “The earth will not be forsaken for your sake, and the rock will not move from its place!”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תֵּעָ֣זַב אָ֑רֶץ

abandoned earth

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “will people forsake the earth” or “will people stop living on the earth”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠יֶעְתַּק־צ֝֗וּר מִ⁠מְּקֹמֽ⁠וֹ

and,removed rock from,place,its

Bildad is continuing to answer Job in his own words. In 14:18–19, Job said to God, “you destroy the hope of man,” and he compared that to the way “a rock moves from its place.” This could be a reference to an earthquake or a landslide. Bildad is implying that Job is being overly grandiose by comparing his individual situation with great natural events. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. It may be helpful to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “It is not as if your individual situation is a great earthquake!”

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