KJV ORIGINAL
For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Because of poverty and hunger, they lived alone, running away to the wilderness that had long been empty and ruined.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is describing how desperate, hungry people were forced to flee to desolate places just to survive.
📚 Historical Context
Job is continuing his lament about how his social status has fallen, contrasting his current suffering with those who were once outcasts of society. In ancient times, people driven by extreme poverty and famine would flee to wilderness areas where they could forage for food and hide from creditors or enemies. These desolate places were often the last refuge for the most desperate members of society.
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