Ayub 36:5

36:5 Indeed, God is mighty; and he does not despise people, ¹ 

he ²  is mighty, and firm ³  in his intent. ⁴ 

Ayub 20:29

20:29 Such is the lot God allots the wicked,

and the heritage of his appointment ⁵  from God.”

[36:5]  ¹ tn The object “people” is not in the Hebrew text but is implied.

[36:5]  ² tn The text simply repeats “mighty.”

[36:5]  ³ tn The last two words are simply כֹּחַ לֵב (koakh lev, “strong in heart”), meaning something like “strong; firm in his decisions.”

[36:5]  ⁴ tc There are several problems in this verse: the repetition of “mighty,” the lack of an object for “despise,” and the meaning of “strength of heart.” Many commentators reduce the verse to a single line, reading something like “Lo, God does not reject the pure in heart” (Kissane). Dhorme and Pope follow Nichols with: “Lo, God is mighty in strength, and rejects not the pure in heart.” This reading moved “mighty” to the first line and took the second to be בַּר (bar, “pure”).

[20:29]  ⁵ tn For the word אִמְרוֹ (’imro) some propose reading “his appointment,” and the others, “his word.” Driver shows that “the heritage of his appointment” means “his appointed heritage” (see GKC 440 §135.n).