Who Changes His Mind about Dust and Ashes? The Rhetorical Structure of Job 42:2-6
In the present article it is argued that the phrase ונחמתי על־עפר ואפר (Job 42:6) is to be rendered “and I have compassion with dust and ashes”. This means that v. 6, which is generally regarded as Job’s final dramatic—but ambiguous!—confession, can only be spoken by God: it is God who changes his m...
| Published in: | Vetus Testamentum |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2014
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Job 42:6
נחם על ,עפר ואפר
strophic structure
B Bible. Ijob 42,2-6 |
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| Summary: | In the present article it is argued that the phrase ונחמתי על־עפר ואפר (Job 42:6) is to be rendered “and I have compassion with dust and ashes”. This means that v. 6, which is generally regarded as Job’s final dramatic—but ambiguous!—confession, can only be spoken by God: it is God who changes his mind! The strophic structure of the poem 42:2-6 confirms this interpretation. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | In: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341169 |