KJV ORIGINAL
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
You would still throw me into a muddy pit, and even my own clothes would be disgusted by me.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is saying that no matter how much he tries to clean himself up, God would still make him so filthy and corrupt that even his own clothing would be repulsed by him.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Job's response to his friend Bildad, where Job is expressing his despair about the impossibility of being righteous before God. In ancient times, being thrown into a ditch or pit was associated with extreme shame and defilement, and clothing was often seen as an extension of one's identity and status.
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