Language:
English
Year of publication:
2019
Titel der Quelle:
Vetus Testamentum
Angaben zur Quelle:
69,2 (2019) 258-276
Keywords:
Bible. Language, style
;
Hebrew language, Biblical Terms and phrases
Abstract:
This study suggests that the difficulties associated with the interpretation of לארצוֹ in Job 37:13 can be resolved, if it is assumed that v. 13 is thematically linked to vv. 11-12, and the word should be separated into two words. Elihu capitalizes in his poem on the puzzling behavior of clouds, such as their constant moving from place to place, their yielding rain, generating thunders and seemingly their causing the jagged form of lightning, to describe God's greatness in creating and controlling precipitation. In v. 13 Elihu concludes his poem by stating that God will withhold his order (לא יצר) to the clouds when he wants to punish (אם-לשבט), but will provide his order (ימציא הצּו) when he wants to show his goodness (אם לחסד).
DOI:
10.1163/15685330-12341351
URL:
אתר את הפרסום בקטלוג המאוחד של ספריות ישראל
