Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

Job 34:29

Context
NET ©

But if God 1  is quiet, who can condemn 2  him? If he hides his face, then who can see him? Yet 3  he is over the individual and the nation alike, 4 

NIV ©

But if he remains silent, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can see him? Yet he is over man and nation alike,

NASB ©

When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn? And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him, That is, in regard to both nation and man?—

NLT ©

When he is quiet, who can make trouble? But when he hides his face, who can find him?

MSG ©

"If God is silent, what's that to you? If he turns his face away, what can you do about it? But whether silent or hidden, he's there, ruling,

BBE ©

NRSV ©

When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or an individual? —

NKJV ©

When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble? And when He hides His face, who then can see Him, Whether it is against a nation or a man alone? ––


KJV
When he giveth quietness
<08252> (8686)_,
who then can make trouble
<07561> (8686)_?
and when he hideth
<05641> (8686)
[his] face
<06440>_,
who then can behold
<07789> (8799)
him? whether [it be done] against a nation
<01471>_,
or against a man
<0120>
only
<03162>_:
NASB ©
When He keeps
<08252>
quiet
<08252>
, who
<04310>
then can condemn
<07561>
? And when He hides
<05641>
His face
<06440>
, who
<04310>
then can behold
<07789>
Him, That is, in regard
<05921>
to both
<03162>
nation
<01471>
and man
<0120>
?--
HEBREW
dxy
<03162>
Mda
<0120>
lew
<05921>
ywg
<01471>
lew
<05921>
wnrwsy
<07789>
ymw
<04310>
Mynp
<06440>
rtoyw
<05641>
esry
<07561>
ymw
<04310>
jqsy
<08252>
awhw (34:29)
<01931>
LXXM
kai
<2532
CONJ
autov
<846
D-NSM
hsucian
<2271
N-ASF
parexei
<3930
V-FAI-3S
kai
<2532
CONJ
tiv
<5100
I-NSM
katadikasetai
<2613
V-FMI-3S
kai
<2532
CONJ
kruqei
<2928
V-FAI-3S
proswpon
<4383
N-ASN
kai
<2532
CONJ
tiv
<5100
I-NSM
oqetai
<3708
V-FMI-3S
auton
<846
D-ASM
kai
<2532
CONJ
kata
<2596
PREP
eynouv
<1484
N-GSN
kai
<2532
CONJ
kata
<2596
PREP
anyrwpou
<444
N-GSM
omou
<3676
A-GSM
NET © [draft] ITL
But if God is quiet
<08252>
, who
<04310>
can condemn
<07561>
him? If he hides
<05641>
his face
<06440>
, then who
<04310>
can see
<07789>
him? Yet he is over
<05921>
the individual
<0120>
and the nation
<01471>
alike
<03162>
,
NET ©

But if God 1  is quiet, who can condemn 2  him? If he hides his face, then who can see him? Yet 3  he is over the individual and the nation alike, 4 

NET © Notes

tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn The verb in this position is somewhat difficult, although it does make good sense in the sentence – it is just not what the parallelism would suggest. So several emendations have been put forward, for which see the commentaries.

tn The line simply reads “and over a nation and over a man together.” But it must be the qualification for the points being made in the previous lines, namely, that even if God hides himself so no one can see, yet he is still watching over them all (see H. H. Rowley, Job [NCBC], 222).

tn The word translated “alike” (Heb “together”) has bothered some interpreters. In the reading taken here it is acceptable. But others have emended it to gain a verb, such as “he visits” (Beer), “he watches over” (Duhm), “he is compassionate” (Kissane), etc. But it is sufficient to say “he is over.”



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