KJV ORIGINAL
Then Job answered and said,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Job responded and said,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse simply introduces Job's next speech in his ongoing dialogue with his friends.
📚 Historical Context
This comes during Job's extended conversation with his three friends who came to comfort him after he lost everything. By this point in the book, Job has been defending his innocence while his friends have been suggesting his suffering must be due to sin. Job is about to deliver one of his most profound speeches about seeking God despite his circumstances.
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