KJV ORIGINAL
Then Job answered and said,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Job responded and said,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is simply introducing Job's response to his friends who had been speaking to him.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes in the middle of Job's lengthy dialogue with his three friends - Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar - who came to comfort him after he lost everything. By chapter 16, Job has already endured multiple rounds of speeches from his friends, who keep insisting his suffering must be due to sin. Job is about to deliver one of his most emotionally intense responses, expressing his frustration with both his friends and his situation.
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