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Job 23:3

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Oh, if only I knew where I could find God! If only I could come right to where He sits on His throne!

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Job is desperately longing to find God and speak with Him directly about his suffering.

📚 Historical Context

Job spoke these words during his intense suffering after losing his children, wealth, and health. He had been debating with his friends who insisted his troubles were punishment for sin, but Job maintained his innocence and wanted to present his case directly to God.

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The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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