KJV ORIGINAL
For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
If I had died then, I would be lying peacefully and quietly now. I would be sleeping and finally at rest.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is saying that if he had died at birth, he would now be at peace instead of suffering through his current pain.
📚 Historical Context
Job is in the depths of his suffering, having lost his children, wealth, and health all at once. In ancient times, death was often viewed as rest or sleep, and Job is expressing that he wishes he had never been born so he wouldn't have to endure his current agony. This reflects the honest way ancient people expressed their deepest grief and despair.
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