Job 2:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 Then his wife said to him,(A) “Are you still holding to your innocence? Curse God and die!”[a] 10 But he said to her, “You speak as foolish women do. We accept good things from God; should we not accept evil?” Through all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(B)
Job’s Three Friends. 11 Now when three of Job’s friends heard of all the misfortune that had come upon him, they set out each one from his own place: Eliphaz from Teman,[b] Bildad from Shuh, and Zophar from Naamath. They met and journeyed together to give him sympathy and comfort.
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- 2:9 Curse God and die: the presupposition is that such blasphemy would be met with immediate death.
- 2:11 Teman: in Edom (see Gn 36:9–11). The Temanites (Jer 49:7; cf. Ob 8) enjoyed a reputation for wisdom. Shuh and Naamath: locations unknown.
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