KJV ORIGINAL
But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But now, because God doesn't seem to be punishing the wicked as expected, Job thinks God has struck him in anger; yet Job doesn't understand this overwhelming suffering.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is expressing Job's confusion about why God seems angry with him when he expected God to punish the wicked instead.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Elihu's speech to Job, where he's critiquing Job's complaints about God's justice. Elihu is responding to Job's earlier arguments that God doesn't seem to punish the wicked while Job himself suffers despite his righteousness. Ancient wisdom literature often grappled with questions of divine justice and human suffering.
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