KJV ORIGINAL
Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Bury them all in the dust together, and wrap their faces in the hidden place of death.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is challenging Job to demonstrate divine power by hiding the proud and wicked in death, something only God can truly do.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from God's second speech to Job, where God is responding to Job's continued questioning of divine justice. God is essentially asking Job if he has the power to judge and punish the wicked as God does, highlighting the vast difference between human and divine authority.
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