KJV ORIGINAL
What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
What do you know that we don't know? What do you understand that we don't understand?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Eliphaz is challenging Job by asking what special knowledge or understanding Job thinks he has that they don't already possess.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Eliphaz's second speech to Job, where he's responding defensively to Job's previous words that seemed to dismiss his friends' wisdom. In ancient Middle Eastern culture, age and experience were highly valued as sources of wisdom, and Eliphaz is essentially questioning Job's right to speak as if he knows better than his older, more experienced counselors.
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