Job 30: Job Laments His Present Humiliation

Job contrasts his former honor with his present disgrace, as younger men from families he once scorned now ridicule him and spit at him. He says God has humbled him, ignores his pleas and drives him toward death, and he ends grieving his sickness, loneliness and lost joy.

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In 30:20-21, what does Job say happens when he calls out to God?

God sends a dream at night that eases his pain for a whileA voice assures him that his health and wealth will returnGod stays silent and only watches, then seems to turn on himHis friends speak up on God’s behalf and urge him to repent