KJV ORIGINAL
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Look at me closely, be amazed at what you see, and cover your mouth in shock.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is telling his friends to really look at his situation and be so stunned by what they see that they're left speechless.
📚 Historical Context
Job is speaking to his three friends who have been trying to explain his suffering by claiming he must have sinned. In ancient Middle Eastern culture, covering one's mouth was a gesture of being overwhelmed into silence, often used when confronted with something too profound or shocking to respond to immediately.
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