Job had been dead for many centuries when Ezekiel recorded the words of our theme text.
شَنَّ ٱلشَّيْطَانُ سِلْسِلَةً مِنَ ٱلْهَجَمَاتِ ٱلْقَاسِيَةِ عَلَى أَيُّوبَ ،‏ وَأَوْهَمَهُ أَنَّ ٱللهَ وَرَاءَهَا .‏