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Job 21:15
New English Translation
Job 21:15
New English Translation
15 Who is the Almighty, that[a] we should serve him?
What would we gain
if we were to pray[b] to him?’[c]
Footnotes
- Job 21:15 tn The interrogative clause is followed by ki, similar to Exod 5:2, “Who is Yahweh, that I should obey him?”
- Job 21:15 tn The verb פָּגַע (pagaʿ) means “to encounter; to meet,” but also “to meet with request; to intercede; to interpose.” The latter meaning is a derived meaning by usage.
- Job 21:15 tn The verse is not present in the LXX. It may be that it was considered too blasphemous and therefore omitted.
Job 21:15
New International Version
Job 21:15
New International Version
15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
What would we gain by praying to him?’(A)
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