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Job 2:3-10
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Job 2:3-10
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3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.(A) And he still maintains his integrity,(B) though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”(C)
4 “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has(D) for his own life. 5 But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones,(E) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(F)
6 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands;(G) but you must spare his life.”(H)
7 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.(I) 8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.(J)
9 His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity?(K) Curse God and die!”(L)
10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[a] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”(M)
In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(N)
Footnotes
- Job 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.
Job 2:3-10
English Standard Version
Job 2:3-10
English Standard Version
3 And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still (A)holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him (B)without reason.” 4 Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. 5 But (C)stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will (D)curse you to your face.” 6 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.”
7 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome (E)sores from (F)the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 8 And he took (G)a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in (H)the ashes.
9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still (I)hold fast your integrity? (J)Curse God and die.” 10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the (K)foolish women would speak. (L)Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?”[a] (M)In all this Job did not (N)sin with his lips.
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- Job 2:10 Or disaster; also verse 11
Job 2:3-10
Christian Standard Bible
Job 2:3-10
Christian Standard Bible
3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity,(A) who fears God and turns away from evil.(B) He still retains his integrity, even though you incited me against him, to destroy him for no good reason.”
4 “Skin for skin!” Satan answered the Lord. “A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life. 5 But stretch out your hand and strike(C) his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.”
6 “Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “he is in your power; only spare his life.” 7 So Satan left the Lord’s presence and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.(D) 8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.(E)
9 His wife said to him, “Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die!”
10 “You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept only good from God and not adversity?” Throughout all this Job did not sin in what he said.[a]
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- 2:10 Lit sin with his lips
Job 2:3-10
New American Standard Bible 1995
Job 2:3-10
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 The Lord said to Satan, “Have you [a]considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man [b]fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still (A)holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to [c]ruin him without cause.” 4 Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. 5 (B)However, put forth Your hand now, and (C)touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face.” 6 So the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your [d]power, only spare his life.”
7 Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and smote Job with (D)sore boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 8 And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while (E)he was sitting among the ashes.
9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!” 10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. (F)Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?” (G)In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
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