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In his commentary on Job, David Clines, while outlining different possibilities for understanding the unique use of אֵמֶר‎ in Job 20.29, suggests that the word is out of place and that no convincing emendation has been proposed. This article explores this lexeme, showing that there are good reasons for reading אִמְרוֹ‎ as 'his speech' or 'his word', rather than the stunning consensus that reads the lexeme as 'decreed to him' or other minority positions that propose various emendations. This article first outlines the various readings found in both major translations and interpreters, also showing two problems with the current understanding. Then this article validates my own proposal by considering how the ancient versions rendered אִמְרוֹ‎, by examining the parallelism of Job 20.29, and by demonstrating how my proposal coheres with the narrow context of Job 20, the broader context of the second speech cycle, and the virtual quotation in 27.13. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Interpreters have struggled to make sense of Job's opening speech in Job 3; the speech seems out of place following the prologue. This article uses rhetorical criticism to understand Job's rhetorical aim and strategies and thus attempts to bring clarity to the current understanding of Job's rhetorical goal. To do this, the article establishes Job's rhetorical situation, analyzes the forms (Gattungen) Job uses, and identifies and analyzes five rhetorical strategies: imprecation, tropes, pseudosorites, allusion, and rhetorical questions with delayed disambiguation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a canonical and intertextual interpretation of the Bible passage Psalm 89. Topics include the pervading theme of the absence and silence of God in Book II of the Psalter, the failure of the Davidic covenant, the loss of King David's dynasty, and the question of the nature of God's promises to His people. Other topics include the messianic hope in the Davidic and royal themes in Psalm 89, and how it is rooted in God's character and kingship, and the answer of Books IV and V.