KJV ORIGINAL
If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
If you were pure and upright, surely God would wake up and pay attention to you, and make your righteous home prosperous again.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Bildad is telling Job that if he were truly righteous, God would restore his prosperity and bless his life.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Bildad the Shuhite, one of Job's three friends who came to comfort him during his suffering. Bildad represents the common belief of that time that suffering was always a direct result of sin, and prosperity was a reward for righteousness. He's essentially arguing that Job must have done something wrong to deserve his calamities.
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