KJV ORIGINAL
Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Are you the first person who was ever born? Were you created before the mountains?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Eliphaz is sarcastically asking Job if he thinks he's as old and wise as creation itself, implying that Job is being arrogant.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Eliphaz's second speech to Job, where he's becoming increasingly harsh in his criticism. In ancient Middle Eastern culture, age and experience were deeply respected as sources of wisdom. Eliphaz is using rhetorical questions to mock Job's claims of innocence and suggest that Job thinks he knows better than the ancients.
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