KJV ORIGINAL
Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Look, I know what you're thinking, and I understand the schemes you're wrongly plotting against me.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is telling his friends that he can see through their false accusations and knows they're unfairly judging him.
📚 Historical Context
Job is responding to his three friends who have been arguing that his suffering must be due to hidden sins. Throughout their debates, they've been suggesting that Job's catastrophic losses prove he must have done something wrong to deserve God's punishment. Job realizes his friends are essentially conspiring to convince him that he's secretly wicked.
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