Translations
Modern
“If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.
Traditional
Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
Literal
“If only my grief and my calamity could be weighed thoroughly, lifting it up together in the scales!
Latin
Utinam appenderentur peccata mea quibus iram merui, et calamitas quam patior, in statera!
Original
Hebrew
English
“If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.
Notes
Job responds by criticizing his counselors and questioning God (chapters 6 and 7). He explains his intense words by indicating his deep "grief" or "anguish" (6:2–3; 7:11). Job states that Eliphaz has not provided comfort or sympathy as a friend. Instead, Eliphaz chose to argue about out of date religious or theological ideas.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Job's Trialc. 1650 BC
Glossary
Topics
Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To