KJV ORIGINAL
I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
I know that what you're saying is true: but how can any person be right with God?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is acknowledging that God is perfectly just, but he's wondering how any human being could ever measure up to God's perfect standards.
📚 Historical Context
Job is responding to his friend Bildad's speech about God's justice and righteousness. In ancient times, people believed that suffering was always connected to personal sin, so Job is wrestling with how to understand his own suffering when he knows he can't be perfectly righteous before God. This reflects the universal human struggle of understanding our relationship with a holy God.
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