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Job 2
Tree of Life Version

Affliction of the Body

2 Again the day came when the sons of God came to present themselves before Adonai, and the satan also arrived among them to present himself before Adonai. 2 Adonai said to him, “Where are you coming from?”

The satan answered Adonai, “From roaming the earth and from walking on it.”

3 Then Adonai said to the satan, “Have you noticed My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and spurns evil. And he still holds firmly to his integrity, though you incited Me against him to ruin him without any reason.”

4 The satan replied to Adonai saying, “Skin for skin! A man will give up all he has for his own life. 5 But now, stretch out Your hand and strike his bone and his flesh, and he will certainly curse You to Your face!”

6 Adonai said to the satan, “Very well, he is in your hand—only spare his life!”

7 So the satan departed from the presence of Adonai, and afflicted Job with painful boils, from the sole of his foot to the top of his head. 8 He took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.

9 Then his wife said to him, “Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God and die!”

10 He said to her, “You speak as any foolish woman would speak. Should we accept the good from God and not accept the bad?”

Through all this Job did not sin with his lips.

Three Friends Sit Shiva

11 When Job’s three friends heard about all this calamity that had come upon him, each of them came from his own place—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to come and mourn with him and to comfort him. 12 But when they saw him from a distance they did not recognize him, and they raised their voices and wept. Each one tore his robe and threw dust into the air onto their heads. 13 Then they sat with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights. No one spoke a word to him because they saw that his pain was very great.

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Job 2
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2 On another day the angels[a](A) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them(B) to present himself before him. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”

Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”(C)

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.(D) And he still maintains his integrity,(E) though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”(F)

4 “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has(G) for his own life. 5 But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones,(H) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(I)

6 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands;(J) but you must spare his life.”(K)

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.(L) 8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.(M)

9 His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity?(N) Curse God and die!”(O)

10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[b] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”(P)

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(Q)

11 When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite,(R) Bildad the Shuhite(S) and Zophar the Naamathite,(T) heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him.(U) 12 When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him;(V) they began to weep aloud,(W) and they tore their robes(X) and sprinkled dust on their heads.(Y) 13 Then they sat on the ground(Z) with him for seven days and seven nights.(AA) No one said a word to him,(AB) because they saw how great his suffering was.

Footnotes

  1. Job 2:1 Hebrew the sons of God
  2. Job 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.
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Job 2
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Satan Attacks Job's Health

2 Again (A)there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” 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 (B)holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him (C)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 (D)stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will (E)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 (F)sores from (G)the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 8 And he took (H)a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in (I)the ashes.

9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still (J)hold fast your integrity? (K)Curse God and die.” 10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the (L)foolish women would speak. (M)Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?”[a] (N)In all this Job did not (O)sin with his lips.

Job's Three Friends

11 Now when Job's three (P)friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz (Q)the Temanite, Bildad (R)the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to (S)show him sympathy and comfort him. 12 And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they (T)tore their robes and sprinkled (U)dust on their heads toward heaven. 13 And they sat with him on the ground (V)seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.

Footnotes

  1. Job 2:10 Or disaster; also verse 11
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Job 2
Lexham English Bible

The Adversary’s Attack on Job’s Person

2 And then[a] one day the sons of God[b] came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satan[c] also came into their midst to present himself before Yahweh. 2 So[d] Yahweh asked[e] Satan,[f] “From where have you come?”

And Satan[g] answered Yahweh and said, “From roaming on the earth and from walking about in it.”

3 So[h] Yahweh asked[i] Satan,[j] “Have you considered[k] my servant Job? Indeed,[l] there is no one like him on the earth—a blameless man and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil. And still he persists in his blamelessness even though[m] you incited me against him to destroy him for nothing.”

4 Then[n] Satan[o] answered him and said, “Skin for skin! All that that[p] man has he will give for his life. 5 But stretch out[q] your hand and touch his bones and his flesh, and see whether[r] he will curse[s] you to your face.”[t]

6 So[u] Yahweh said to Satan,[v] “All right,[w] he is in your power.[x] Only spare his life.”

Job’s Blameless Behavior

7 So[y] Satan[z] went out from Yahweh’s presence,[aa] and he inflicted Job with loathsome skin sores from the sole of his foot up to the crown of his head. 8 So[ab] he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and he sat in the midst of the ashes.

9 Then[ac] his wife said to him, “Are you still persisting in your blamelessness? Curse[ad] God and die.”

10 So[ae] he said to her, “You speak like one of the foolish women speaks. Indeed, should we receive the good from God, but[af] not receive the evil?” In all this, Job did not sin with his lips.

11 Thus[ag] Job’s three friends heard of this calamity that had come upon him. So[ah] each set out from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite. And they met[ai] together to come to console him and to comfort him.

12 Thus[aj] they lifted up their eyes[ak] from afar, but[al] they did not recognize him, so[am] they raised their voice, and they wept, and each man tore his outer garment[an] and threw dust on their heads toward the sky.[ao] 13 Then[ap] they sat with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, but[aq] no one spoke[ar] a word to him because they saw that his[as] suffering was very great.

Footnotes

  1. Job 2:1 Literally “And it came to be,” or “and it happened”
  2. Job 2:1 Or “the heavenly beings,” or “the angels”
  3. Job 2:1 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  4. Job 2:2 Hebrew “And”
  5. Job 2:2 Literally “said to”
  6. Job 2:2 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  7. Job 2:2 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  8. Job 2:3 Hebrew “And”
  9. Job 2:3 Literally “said to”
  10. Job 2:3 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  11. Job 2:3 Literally “set your heart”
  12. Job 2:3 Or “For” or “Because”
  13. Job 2:3 Hebrew “and”
  14. Job 2:4 Hebrew “And”
  15. Job 2:4 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  16. Job 2:4 Literally “the”
  17. Job 2:5 Or “please”
  18. Job 2:5 Literally “if not”
  19. Job 2:5 Literally “bless”—negative meaning by context
  20. Job 2:5 Hebrew “your faces”
  21. Job 2:6 Literally “And it happened the/one day”
  22. Job 2:6 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  23. Job 2:6 Literally “Look”
  24. Job 2:6 Literally “hand”
  25. Job 2:7 Hebrew “And”
  26. Job 2:7 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  27. Job 2:7 Literally “the faces of Yahweh”
  28. Job 2:8 Hebrew “And”
  29. Job 2:9 Hebrew “And”
  30. Job 2:9 Literally “Bless”—negative meaning by context
  31. Job 2:10 Hebrew “And”
  32. Job 2:10 Or “and”
  33. Job 2:11 Hebrew “And”
  34. Job 2:11 Hebrew “And”
  35. Job 2:11 Or “they agreed”
  36. Job 2:12 Hebrew “And”
  37. Job 2:12 Or “they gazed”
  38. Job 2:12 Hebrew “and”
  39. Job 2:12 Hebrew “and”
  40. Job 2:12 Or “robe”
  41. Job 2:12 Or “in the air”; literally “to the heavens”
  42. Job 2:13 Hebrew “And”
  43. Job 2:13 Hebrew “and”
  44. Job 2:13 Or “there was no speaking”
  45. Job 2:13 Literally “the”
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