KJV ORIGINAL
They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They plan trouble and give birth to emptiness, and their hearts prepare lies.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is describing how wicked people constantly scheme and create harmful plans that ultimately lead to nothing meaningful, while their inner lives are filled with deception.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Eliphaz's second speech to Job, where he's arguing that wicked people inevitably face consequences for their actions. Eliphaz is trying to convince Job that his suffering must be due to hidden sin, using vivid imagery of evil people 'giving birth' to trouble and deceit.
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