Job 19:28 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But you should ask yourselves, 'Why are we persecuting him, since the real problem is within ourselves?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Job is telling his friends they should examine themselves and ask why they're attacking him when the real issue lies within their own hearts.

📚 Historical Context

Job was speaking to his three friends who had come to comfort him but instead spent their time accusing him of hidden sins that supposedly caused his suffering. In the ancient Near Eastern worldview, suffering was typically seen as punishment for wrongdoing, so Job's friends assumed he must have done something terrible to deserve his losses.

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