KJV ORIGINAL
Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Even the dead are formed beneath the waters, along with all the creatures that live there.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is describing God's power over even the mysterious depths of the ocean and the realm of the dead.
📚 Historical Context
In ancient Hebrew thought, the depths of the ocean and the underworld were often connected as mysterious, powerful realms beyond human understanding. Job is responding to his friend Bildad's speech about God's dominion, acknowledging that God's power extends even to these hidden, supernatural places that were considered the most remote from human experience.
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