"Yet does not one in a heap of ruins stretch out his hand,Job believes (more-or-less correctly, as it happens) that God decided to smite him, and has turned His back on him (incorrect). He thinks God wants this all to happen, and is hurting him unjustly. However, he is still asking God for help. He still hopes that God will be merciful in the end, and save him from this ruin.
Or in his disaster therefore cry out for help?
Doesn't this make sense? Elsewhere in the Bible (which, granted, Job did not have), we see God having mercy on those who have sinned and are being punished, once they realize their fault and repent. Job has nothing to repent for, so he is going straight to asking for help. There's not likely to be any harm in asking, and at least he might get a reason for why this has all happened.
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