KJV ORIGINAL
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Before I go to the place from which I will never come back—to the land of darkness and the shadow of death.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is speaking about his impending death, describing it as going to a dark place from which no one returns.
📚 Historical Context
Job is in the midst of his profound suffering, having lost his children, wealth, and health. In ancient Hebrew thought, death was often described as going to Sheol, a shadowy underworld where the dead resided. This was before the fuller revelation of resurrection and eternal life that would come later in biblical history.
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