Job 20:7 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Yet he will be destroyed forever like his own waste: those who once knew him will ask, 'Where did he go?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse is saying that wicked people will be completely destroyed and forgotten, disappearing so thoroughly that others will wonder what happened to them.

📚 Historical Context

This is part of Zophar's second speech to Job, where he's describing what he believes happens to wicked people. Zophar and Job's other friends were convinced that Job's suffering must be punishment for hidden sins, so they kept describing how the wicked are destroyed. In ancient Middle Eastern culture, being forgotten after death was considered one of the worst fates possible.

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