Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction.
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Verse 24 is found in chapter 30 of Job. Job returns to physical pain and states that his body and life are wasting away. He describes God as the one to whom he cries without receiving an answer, using images of wind and destruction. The lament preserves the book’s fundamental tension: Job continues speaking to God even though he feels that God remains silent before his request.
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Aber wird einer nicht die Hand ausstrecken unter Trümmern und nicht schreien vor seinem Verderben?
Mas él no extenderá la mano contra el sepulcro; ¿Clamarán los sepultados cuando él los quebrantare?
Mais celui qui va périr n'étend-il pas les mains? Celui qui est dans le malheur n'implore-t-il pas du secours?
Pur non istenderà egli la mano nell’avello; Quelli che vi son dentro gridano essi, quando egli distrugge?
Porém não estenderá a mão para o túmulo, ainda que eles clamem na sua destruição.
「然而,人在廢墟豈不伸手? 遇災難時一定呼救。
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