KJV ORIGINAL
My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
My bones ache with piercing pain through the night, and my muscles never get any rest.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is describing the intense physical pain that keeps him awake at night, with aching bones and muscles that won't stop hurting.
📚 Historical Context
Job is in the midst of describing his severe physical suffering after losing his health, wealth, and family. This verse comes during Job's lengthy response to his friends, where he's explaining the depth of his pain and how his former position of honor has been completely reversed. The physical agony he describes was likely caused by painful boils or sores covering his entire body.
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