KJV ORIGINAL
The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The harsh east wind sweeps him away, and he is gone: like a violent storm that throws him far from his home.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is describing how the wicked person is suddenly and violently removed from their place of comfort and security.
📚 Historical Context
Job is speaking about the fate that awaits the wicked, using the imagery of the destructive east wind that was well-known in the ancient Middle East. The east wind (often called the sirocco) was a hot, dry, devastating wind that could destroy crops and make life miserable. In Job's time, people understood this wind as a symbol of God's judgment and sudden calamity.
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