KJV ORIGINAL
Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together!
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Oh, if only my grief could be thoroughly weighed, and my disaster put on the scales together with it!
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is desperately wishing someone could measure the full weight of his suffering and see how overwhelming it truly is.
📚 Historical Context
Job had just lost his children, wealth, and health in a series of devastating tragedies. His friend Eliphaz had responded to Job's earlier lament by suggesting Job's suffering was due to his own sin, which added insult to injury. Job is now defending himself and trying to help his friends understand the magnitude of his pain.
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