Jó 27

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
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All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
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Jó afirma sua integridade mesmo diante do sofrimento, desafiando a visão tradicional de que o sofrimento é sempre consequência do pecado. Isso reflete o tema central do livro: a complexidade da relação entre justiça divina e o mal.
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
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A comparação do inimigo com 'ímpio' e 'perverso' ecoa a linguagem dos salmos de imprecação (ex.: sl35), mas aqui Jó usa retoricamente para defender sua inocência, invertendo a acusação dos amigos.
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
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A questão da 'esperança do hipócrita' relaciona-se com Provérbios 11:7 sobre a falsa segurança dos maus. A menção de Deus 'arrancar a alma' sugere juízo final, tema desenvolvido no NT (hb9:27).
Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty.
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Esta descrição do destino dos ímpios (perda de bens, família e honra) contradiz a situação de Jó, criando tensão literária. Alguns estudiosos sugerem que este discurso pertenceria originalmente a Sofar (cap.20), adaptado posteriormente.
If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
He may prepare it , but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
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A imagem da casa frágil como 'traça' encontra paralelo em Isaías 51:8. Arqueologicamente, casas temporárias de guardas de campos eram comuns na Palestina antiga, usando materiais perecíveis.
The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.
Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
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O 'vento oriental' (siroco) era temido por destruir plantações (Ez 17:10). Em 2020, escavações em Tell Tayinat (Turquia) encontraram registros de tempestades destrutivas similares em textos antigos.
For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
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