KJV ORIGINAL
Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They were cut down before their time, and their foundation was washed away by a flood.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how wicked people were destroyed suddenly and completely, having their lives cut short and their security swept away.
📚 Historical Context
Eliphaz is speaking to Job, continuing his argument that suffering comes to the wicked. He's likely referring to the generation destroyed in Noah's flood, using them as an example of how God punishes evil people. This was part of the friends' misguided attempt to convince Job that his suffering must be due to hidden sin.
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