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JOB 7:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0
Job 7:11Job 7:13
Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?
Job questions God: Am I the sea or Leviathan, that you place a guard over me? The reference to the sea and Leviathan—cosmic forces of chaos—creates a rhetorical question implying that God treats Job as if he were a dangerous and destructive force. The guarding suggests hostile surveillance rather than protective care. Job's rhetorical question expresses his sense of being treated as a threat rather than as a beloved creation.
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The covenant promise — Job 7
God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The Hebrew word used here carries a rich...
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