KJV ORIGINAL
Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Will you show favoritism to God? Will you argue on God's behalf?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is challenging his friends, asking if they're trying to defend God by being dishonest or showing unfair bias toward Him.
📚 Historical Context
Job is responding to his three friends (Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar) who have been arguing that his suffering must be punishment for sin. In ancient Near Eastern culture, it was common to believe that suffering always indicated divine displeasure, and Job's friends are defending this traditional view of God's justice.
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