KJV ORIGINAL
When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
When just a few more years have passed, I will go down the path from which no one ever comes back.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is acknowledging that his life is short and he will soon die, going to a place where there's no returning.
📚 Historical Context
Job is speaking during his intense suffering, having lost his children, wealth, and health. In ancient times, people had a limited understanding of afterlife compared to later biblical revelations, often viewing death as a one-way journey to Sheol (the grave or underworld). Job's words reflect the sobering reality that life is brief and death is final from an earthly perspective.
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