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Job 05 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers, or songs. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of this chapter, which is an extended quotation. This chapter is a continuation of the advice of Job's friend, Eliphaz.
Special concepts in this chapter
Eliphaz's advice
Eliphaz tells Job to curse Yahweh. The advice Eliphaz gives to Job is bad advice. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/curse)
Sickness and sin
In the ancient Near East, it was common to believe that a person's illness was caused by sin. It was seen as the punishment of a god. While Yahweh may punish people because of their sin, not all sicknesses are caused by sin. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believe, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Rhetorical questions
Eliphaz uses many different rhetorical questions in this chapter in order to try to convince Job that he is wrong. These questions help to build Eliphaz's argument. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)