KJV ORIGINAL
Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Go ahead and call out—see if anyone will answer you. Which of the holy ones will you turn to for help?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Eliphaz is challenging Job, suggesting that no heavenly being will come to his aid because of his supposed sins.
📚 Historical Context
This is Eliphaz speaking to Job after Job's initial lament about his suffering. Eliphaz was one of Job's three friends who came to comfort him but ended up accusing him of hidden sins. In ancient Near Eastern thought, 'saints' or 'holy ones' referred to heavenly beings or angels who served God.
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