KJV ORIGINAL
When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When the dust becomes hard as stone, and the chunks of earth stick tightly together?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is asking Job to consider His power over even the smallest details of creation, like how He controls when dirt hardens and clumps together.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's response to Job from a whirlwind, after Job had questioned God's justice through his suffering. God is demonstrating His supreme knowledge and control over all creation by pointing to natural phenomena that Job could observe but never control or fully understand.
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