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Job 3:12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?

Job 3:12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 3:12

Theological / Devotional

Prevent. The word carries the obsolete meaning, “to anticipate,” or “to go before” (see 1 Thessalonians 4:15). A better translation of the form of the Hebrew verb here used would be “to meet,” “to confront,” “to receive.” Job was probably asking, “Why did my mother take me onto her lap?”

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