KJV ORIGINAL
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
His children will have to beg from the poor for help, and he will have to give back with his own hands what he stole.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how a wicked person's family will become so poor they'll need help from those they once looked down on, and the person will have to return what they wrongfully took.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Zophar's second speech to Job, where he describes the inevitable downfall of wicked people. In ancient times, wealth was often seen as a sign of God's blessing, so losing everything and having to depend on the poor would have been viewed as ultimate humiliation and divine judgment.
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