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...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2014
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Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2014, Volume: 64, Issue: 4, Pages: 623-639 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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Job 42:6
נחם על ,עפר ואפר
strophic structure
B Bible. Ijob 42,2-6 |
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