Job 10:13

10:13 “But these things ¹  you have concealed in your heart;

I know that this ²  is with you: ³ 

Job 17:4

17:4 Because ⁴  you have closed their ⁵  minds to understanding,

therefore you will not exalt them. ⁶ 

[10:13]  ¹ sn “These things” refers to the affliction that God had brought on Job. They were concealed by God from the beginning.

[10:13]  ² sn The meaning of the line is that this was God’s purpose all along. “These things” and “this” refer to the details that will now be given in the next few verses.

[10:13]  ³ sn The contradiction between how God had provided for and cared for Job’s life and how he was now dealing with him could only be resolved by Job with the supposition that God had planned this severe treatment from the first as part of his plan.

[17:4]  ⁴ tn This half-verse gives the reason for the next half-verse.

[17:4]  ⁵ sn The pronoun their refers to Job’s friends. They have not pledged security for him because God has hidden or sealed off their understanding.

[17:4]  ⁶ tn The object “them” is supplied. This is the simplest reading of the line, taking the verb is an active Polel. Some suggest that the subject is “their hand” and the verb is to be translated “is not raised.” This would carry through the thought of the last verse, but it is not necessary to the point.