Ayub 9:34

9:34 who ¹  would take his ²  rod ³  away from me

so that his terror ⁴  would not make me afraid.

Ayub 28:24

28:24 For he looks to the ends of the earth

and observes everything under the heavens.

Ayub 41:4

41:4 Will it make a pact ⁵  with you,

so you could take it ⁶  as your slave for life?

[9:34]  ¹ tn The verse probably continues the description from the last verse, and so a relative pronoun may be supplied here as well.

[9:34]  ² tn According to some, the reference of this suffix would be to God. The arbiter would remove the rod of God from Job. But others take it as a separate sentence with God removing his rod.

[9:34]  ³ sn The “rod” is a symbol of the power of God to decree whatever judgments and afflictions fall upon people.

[9:34]  ⁴ tn “His terror” is metonymical; it refers to the awesome majesty of God that overwhelms Job and causes him to be afraid.

[41:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “will he cut a covenant.”

[41:4]  ⁶ tn The imperfect verb serves to express what the covenant pact would cover, namely, “that you take.”