KJV ORIGINAL
There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
There the wicked stop causing trouble, and there those who are worn out find rest.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is describing death as a place where evil people can no longer harm others and exhausted people finally find peace.
📚 Historical Context
Job spoke these words while sitting in ashes, scraping his painful sores with broken pottery after losing his children, wealth, and health. In ancient times, people understood death as a place called Sheol where all the dead went, regardless of their moral character. Job is contemplating death as an escape from his overwhelming suffering.
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