Job 34:37

For he adds transgression ¹  to his sin; in our midst he claps his hands, ²  and multiplies his words against God.”

1Sa 15:23; Job 8:2,3; Job 11:2,3; Job 27:23; Job 35:2,3,16; Job 42:7; Isa 1:19,20

¹ tn Although frequently translated “rebellion,” the basic meaning of this Hebrew term is “transgression.”

² tc If this reading stands, it would mean that Job shows contempt, meaning that he mocks them and accuses God. It is a bold touch, but workable. Of the many suggested emendations, Dhorme alters some of the vowels and obtains a reading “and casts doubt among us,” and then takes “transgression” from the first colon for the complement. Some commentators simply delete the line.