Job 21:4
ContextNET © | Is my 1 complaint against a man? 2 If so, 3 why should I not be impatient? 4 |
NIV © | "Is my complaint directed to man? Why should I not be impatient? |
NASB © | "As for me, is my complaint to man? And why should I not be impatient? |
NLT © | "My complaint is with God, not with people. No wonder I’m so impatient. |
MSG © | "It's not [you] I'm complaining to--it's God. Is it any wonder I'm getting fed up with his silence? |
BBE © | As for me, is my outcry against man? is it then to be wondered at if my spirit is troubled? |
NRSV © | As for me, is my complaint addressed to mortals? Why should I not be impatient? |
NKJV © | "As for me, is my complaint against man? And if it were , why should I not be impatient? |
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NET © | Is my 1 complaint against a man? 2 If so, 3 why should I not be impatient? 4 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The addition of the independent pronoun at the beginning of the sentence (“Is it I / against a man / my complaint”) strengthens the pronominal suffix on “complaint” (see GKC 438 §135.f). 2 sn The point seems to be that if his complaint were merely against men he might expect sympathy from other men; but no one dares offer him sympathy when his complaint is against God. So he will give free expression to his spirit (H. H. Rowley, Job [NCBC], 147). 3 tn On disjunctive interrogatives, see GKC 475 §150.g. 4 tn Heb “why should my spirit/breath not be short” (see Num 21:4; Judg 16:16). |