KJV ORIGINAL
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
God is wise in his heart and mighty in strength. Who has ever set themselves against him and succeeded?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is declaring that God is both perfectly wise and incredibly powerful, and no one who opposes God ever wins.
📚 Historical Context
Job is responding to his friend Bildad's speech, acknowledging God's supreme wisdom and power even while struggling with his own suffering. This comes in the middle of Job's intense dialogue with his friends about why righteous people suffer. Job recognizes that fighting against God is futile, even as he wrestles with understanding God's ways.
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