KJV ORIGINAL
Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Please reconsider what you've said—don't let this be unfair to me. Yes, please think again—I am right about this matter.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is pleading with his friends to reconsider their harsh judgments and recognize that he is not guilty of the sins they're accusing him of.
📚 Historical Context
Job is responding to his friend Bildad's accusation that his suffering must be due to sin. In ancient Near Eastern culture, there was a strong belief that suffering was always punishment for wrongdoing. Job is defending his integrity and asking his friends to fairly reconsider whether their accusations against him are just.
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