KJV ORIGINAL
Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Does God correct you because He's afraid of you? Does He take you to court because He fears you?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Eliphaz is sarcastically suggesting that God doesn't punish people out of fear, but only because they've done something wrong.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Eliphaz's third speech to Job, where he's trying to convince Job that his suffering must be due to his own sins. Eliphaz is using rhetorical questions to argue that God only acts against people when they deserve it, not out of any weakness or fear on God's part. This reflects the ancient belief that suffering was always a direct result of personal wrongdoing.
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