KJV ORIGINAL
All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Complete darkness will be stored up in his hidden places. A fire that needs no one to blow on it will destroy him, and disaster will come upon anyone left in his household.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is describing how total judgment and destruction will come upon the wicked person, affecting both them and their family.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Zophar's second speech to Job, where he's describing what he believes happens to wicked people. Zophar and Job's other friends were convinced that Job's suffering must be punishment for hidden sins, so they kept describing the fate of evil people to pressure Job to confess.
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