KJV ORIGINAL
Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Won't his greatness terrify you? Won't his awesome power fill you with fear?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is challenging his friends by asking if God's overwhelming majesty and power should make them afraid to speak so carelessly about Him.
📚 Historical Context
Job is responding to his three friends who have been arguing that his suffering must be due to his sin. In this chapter, Job boldly defends himself and criticizes his friends for their presumptuous words about God. He's essentially warning them that they should be more careful about claiming to understand God's ways so confidently.
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