Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageIf even the moon itself casts no true radiance, and the very stars are not pure in His sight —
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GIf even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His eyes —
KJV
King James VersionBehold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleIf even the moon does not shine, and the stars are not pure in His sight,
Footnotes
The verb *ya'ahil* is rare and its root debated; it is likely cognate with *ohel* (tent, dwelling), yielding the image 'the moon does not spread its light like a tent-canopy' — a rich spatial metaphor. Most translations simply render 'shine' or 'is not bright,' which FOG follows for readability. *Zakku* (pure/clean, from *zakah*) is the same purity vocabulary used in v.4 — Bildad builds a descending scale: if the luminaries themselves cannot pass the purity test before El, how much less can flesh-and-blood humanity. FOG Message's 'casts no true radiance' gestures toward the tent-canopy image; 'in His sight' renders *be'einav* (in His eyes) with slight elevation for liturgical weight.