KJV ORIGINAL
Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Listen carefully to what I'm saying, and let this be how you comfort me.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is asking his friends to truly listen to his words as their way of providing comfort to him.
📚 Historical Context
Job is responding to his friend Zophar's harsh speech in the previous chapter. Throughout the book, Job's three friends have been trying to 'comfort' him by arguing that his suffering must be due to hidden sin. Here Job is pleading for them to simply listen to his perspective rather than continuing to lecture him.
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