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Job 40:12

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

Look at everyone who is proud and humble them; crush the wicked right where they stand.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is challenging Job to demonstrate divine power by humbling the proud and defeating evil wherever it exists.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes from God's second speech to Job, where God is responding to Job's demands for answers about his suffering. God is essentially asking Job if he has the power to govern the world with perfect justice - to humble the arrogant and punish the wicked as only God can do.

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