Job 36:3 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

I will draw my understanding from far and wide, and I will give credit for what is right and just to my Creator.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The speaker is saying he will use knowledge from many sources to defend God's righteousness and justice.

📚 Historical Context

In the Book of Job, Elihu, a younger man, interjects into the dialogue between Job and his three friends to defend God's justice amid discussions on suffering. He claims to draw his knowledge from afar, suggesting it comes from a deep, perhaps divine source of wisdom, as he seeks to correct Job's perspective. This occurs in an ancient Near Eastern context where wisdom literature, like Job, explored profound questions about human hardship and divine sovereignty.

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