KJV ORIGINAL
They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;)
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
They were forced out and driven away from the community, and people shouted at them as if they were chasing down thieves.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is describing how outcasts and desperate people are rejected and chased away by society, treated like criminals.
📚 Historical Context
Job is speaking about the lowest class of people in ancient society - the homeless, destitute outcasts who lived on the margins. In ancient times, communities would often drive away beggars, vagrants, and those considered undesirable, treating them with suspicion and hostility as potential thieves or troublemakers.
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