KJV ORIGINAL
My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
My insides churned and wouldn't calm down; days of suffering came upon me without warning.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is describing how his intense emotional and physical anguish left him with no peace, and how his suffering seemed to ambush him relentlessly.
📚 Historical Context
Job is speaking in the midst of losing everything - his wealth, children, health, and social standing. In ancient times, intense emotional distress was often described through physical symptoms, and 'bowels' referred to the center of one's emotions. Job's friends had been accusing him of hidden sin, adding to his isolation and pain.
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