Job 9:2 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

I know that what you're saying is true: but how can any person be right with God?

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Job is acknowledging that God is perfectly just, but he's wondering how any human being could ever measure up to God's perfect standards.

📚 Historical Context

The Book of Job is set in an ancient Near Eastern context where people commonly believed that suffering resulted directly from personal sin or wrongdoing. Job, a righteous man facing unexplained hardships, is in a dialogue with his friends who are trying to explain his suffering through traditional wisdom. In this verse, Job affirms God's ultimate justice while grappling with the human impossibility of being completely righteous before a perfect God.

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