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Job 22:5

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

Isn't your wickedness enormous? And aren't your sins without limit?

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Eliphaz is accusing Job of having committed terrible and countless sins.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes from Eliphaz's third speech to Job, where he becomes increasingly harsh in his accusations. According to ancient thinking that suffering always resulted from sin, Eliphaz assumes Job's intense suffering must mean he has committed serious wrongdoing. This represents the flawed theology of Job's friends who couldn't understand that righteous people sometimes suffer.

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