Notes on the use of the combination ʿeyne֖ykha vi֣y in Job 7:8
Notes on the use of the combination עֵינֶ֖יךָ בִּ֣י in Job 7:8
The expression ʿynym v in Job 7:8 forms part of a chain of sentences about the eye that has stimulated much debate. Presenting the eye of YHWH as a powerful organ consuming Job's vitality, the expression is highly controversial. As with other texts that describe YHWH as the persecutor of man, J...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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Old Testament essays
Year: 2007, Volume: 20, Issue: 3, Pages: 736-741 |
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| Summary: | The expression ʿynym v in Job 7:8 forms part of a chain of sentences about the eye that has stimulated much debate. Presenting the eye of YHWH as a powerful organ consuming Job's vitality, the expression is highly controversial. As with other texts that describe YHWH as the persecutor of man, Job 7:8 was conveniently omitted by the Greek translator. Contemporary scholarship has found ways to interpret the combination as a metaphor for the searching, or the caring and protective eye of YHWH. A close investigation of the image and focus of this figure, however, demonstrates that it can only be understood in terms of the ancient Israelite belief in the evil eye. The expression עינים ב in Job 7:8 forms part of a chain of sentences about the eye that has stimulated much debate. Presenting the eye of YHWH as a powerful organ consuming Job's vitality, the expression is highly controversial. As with other texts that describe YHWH as the persecutor of man, Job 7:8 was conveniently omitted by the Greek translator. Contemporary scholarship has found ways to interpret the combination as a metaphor for the searching, or the caring and protective eye of YHWH. A close investigation of the image and focus of this figure, however, demonstrates that it can only be understood in terms of the ancient Israelite belief in the evil eye. |
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| ISSN: | 2312-3621 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC85895 |