KJV ORIGINAL
They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They turn night into day: they say the light is near, but darkness is all around.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is saying that his friends are trying to convince him that his dark situation will soon become bright, but he feels surrounded by overwhelming darkness.
📚 Historical Context
Job is responding to his friends Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar, who have been trying to comfort him by suggesting his suffering will soon end and better days are coming. Job has lost his children, wealth, and health, and is sitting in ashes scraping his sores with broken pottery. His friends mean well, but their attempts to offer hope feel hollow to Job in his deep despair.
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