Job 19:28

19:28 If you say, ‘How we will pursue him,

since the root of the trouble is found in him!’ ¹ 

Job 19:2

19:2 “How long will you torment me ² 

and crush ³  me with your words? ⁴ 

Colossians 1:12

1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share ⁵  in the saints’ ⁶  inheritance in the light.

Galatians 6:4

6:4 Let each one examine ⁷  his own work. Then he can take pride ⁸  in himself and not compare himself with ⁹  someone else.

¹ tc The MT reads “in me.” If that is retained, then the question would be in the first colon, and the reasoning of the second colon would be Job’s. But over 100 mss have “in him,” and so this reading is accepted by most editors. The verse is a little difficult, but it seems to form a warning by Job that God’s appearance which will vindicate Job will bring judgment on those who persecute him and charge him falsely.

² tn Heb “torment my soul,” with “soul” representing the self or individual. The MT has a verb from יָגָה (yagah, “to afflict; to torment”). This is supported by the versions. But the LXX has “to tire” which is apparently from יָגַע (yaga’). The form in the MT is unusual because it preserves the final (original) yod in the Hiphil (see GKC 214 §75.gg). So this unusual form has been preserved, and is the correct reading. A modal nuance for the imperfect fits best here: “How long do you intend to do this?”

³ tn The MT has דָּכָא (dakha’), “to crush” in the Piel. The LXX, however, has a more general word which means “to destroy.”

⁴ tn The LXX adds to the verse: “only know that the Lord has dealt with me thus.”

⁵ tn BDAG 473 s.v. ἱκανόω states, “τινὰ εἴς τι someone for someth. Col 1:12.” The point of the text is that God has qualified the saints for a “share” or “portion” in the inheritance of the saints.

⁶ tn Grk “the inheritance of the saints.” The genitive noun τῶν ἁγίων (twn Jagiwn) is a possessive genitive: “the saints’ inheritance.”

⁷ tn Or “determine the genuineness of.”

⁸ tn Grk “he will have a reason for boasting.”

⁹ tn Or “and not in regard to.” The idea of comparison is implied in the context.