The Structure and Purpose of the Book of Job

The climax to the Book of Job appears in the symmetrical Yahweh speeches (38:1-42:6)--the two divine speeches with Job's two responses--which are the culmination of the skillfully designed poetic body of the book.18 This pericope is comprised of two divine speeches (each of which is also divided into two prin- cipal parts) and two human responses. ................
................