11 God gives me up to the ungodly
    and casts me into the hands of the wicked.

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11 God has turned me over to the ungodly
    and thrown me into the clutches of the wicked.(A)

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and you have not (A)delivered me into the hand of the enemy;
    you have set my feet in (B)a broad place.

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You have not given me into the hands(A) of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.(B)

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12 (A)Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
    for (B)false witnesses have risen against me,
    and they (C)breathe out violence.

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12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
    for false witnesses(A) rise up against me,
    spouting malicious accusations.

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So (A)to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations,[a] (B)a thorn was given me in the flesh, (C)a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 12:7 Or hears from me, even because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited

or because of these surpassingly great revelations.(A) Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh,(B) a messenger of Satan,(C) to torment me.

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32 For God (A)has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all.

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32 For God has bound everyone over to disobedience(A) so that he may have mercy on them all.

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16 (A)So he (B)delivered him over to them to be crucified.

The Crucifixion

So they took Jesus,

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16 Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.(A)

The Crucifixion of Jesus(B)

So the soldiers took charge of Jesus.

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14 Behold, the wicked man (A)conceives evil
    and is (B)pregnant with mischief
    and gives birth to lies.

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14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth(A) to disillusionment.

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So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome (A)sores from (B)the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

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So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.(A)

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Satan Takes Job's Property and Children

13 Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, 14 and there came a messenger to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them, 15 and (A)the Sabeans fell upon them and took them and struck down the servants[a] with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 16 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, (B)“The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 17 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, (C)“The Chaldeans formed (D)three groups and made a raid on the camels and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.” 18 While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, (E)“Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, 19 and behold, a great wind came across (F)the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young people, and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 1:15 Hebrew the young men; also verses 16, 17

13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters(A) were feasting(B) and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, 14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing(C) nearby, 15 and the Sabeans(D) attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens(E) and burned up the sheep and the servants,(F) and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans(G) formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

18 While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters(H) were feasting(I) and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, 19 when suddenly a mighty wind(J) swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead,(K) and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!(L)

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18 And you have declared this day how you have dealt well with me, in that you did not kill me when the Lord put me into your hands.

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18 You have just now told me about the good you did to me; the Lord delivered(A) me into your hands, but you did not kill me.

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