Laments of Eliphas and Nereus for Job

Testament of Job 31:7–32:12; 53:1–4

1st Century BCE–1st Century CE

Chapter 31

7And so, after he [Eliphas] had wept with a loud wailing, he called out a royal lament while both the other kings and their troops sang in response.

Chapter 32

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In the Testament of Job, Job recalls the astonishment of King Eliphas at the catastrophic turn in Job’s fortunes. Eliphas expresses his astonishment in the form of a litany with a communal refrain. A dirge on the death of Job at the book’s conclusion is intoned by Job’s brother Nereus.

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