Job Chapter 2
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.
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Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Jehovah.
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And Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
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And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
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And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
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But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.
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And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
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So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
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And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.
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Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.
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But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
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Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.
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And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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And there was a day when the sons ofGod came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah.
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And Jehovah said to Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
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And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that fearethGod and abstaineth from evil? and still he remaineth firm in his integrity, though thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.
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And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;
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but put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, [and see] if he will not curse thee to thy face!
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And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
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And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah; and he smote Job with a grievous botch from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
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And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.
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And his wife said to him, Dost thou still remain firm in thine integrity? curseGod and die.
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But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. We have also received good fromGod, and should we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
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And three friends of Job heard of all this evil that was come upon him. And they came each one from his place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to condole with him and to comfort him.
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And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice and wept. And they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward the heavens.
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And they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights; and none spoke a word to him; for they saw that [his] anguish was very great.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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And it came to pass on a certain day, that the angels of God came to stand before the Lord, and the devil came among them to stand before the Lord.
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And the Lord said to the devil, Whence comest thou? Then the devil said before the Lord, I am come from going through the world, and walking about the whole earth.
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And the Lord said to the devil, Hast thou then observed my servant Job, that there is none of [men] upon the earth like him, a harmless, true, blameless, godly man, abstaining from all evil? and he yet cleaves to innocence, whereas thou hast told [me] to destroy his substance without cause?
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And the devil answered and said to the Lord, Skin for skin, all that a man has will he give as a ransom for his life.
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Nay, but put forth thine hand, and touch his bones and his flesh: verily he will bless thee to [thy] face.
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And the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I deliver him up to thee; only save his life.
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So the devil went out from the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from [his] feet to [his] head.
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And he took a potsherd to scrape away the discharge, and sat upon a dung-heap outside the city.
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And when much time had passed, his wife said to him, How long wilt thou hold out, saying,
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But he looked on her, and said to her, Thou hast spoken like one of the foolish women. If we have received good things of the hand of the Lord, shall we not endure evil things? In all these things that happened to him, Job sinned not at all with his lips before God.
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Now his three friends having heard of all the evil that was come upon him, came to him each from his own country: Eliphaz the king of the Thæmans, Baldad sovereign of the Saucheans, Sophar king of the Minæans: and they came to him with one accord, to comfort and to visit him.
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And when they saw him from a distance they did not know him; and they cried with a loud voice, and wept, and rent every one his garment, and sprinkled dust upon [their heads],
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and they sat down beside him seven days and seven nights, and no one of them spoke; for they saw that [his] affliction was dreadful and very great.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Factum est autem cum quadam die venissent filii Dei, et starent coram Domino, venisset quoque Satan inter eos, et staret in conspectu eius,
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ut diceret Dominus ad Satan: Unde venis? Qui respondens ait: Circuivi terram, et perambulavi eam.
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Et dixit Dominus ad Satan: Numquid considerasti servum meum Iob, quod non sit ei similis in terra, vir simplex et rectus, ac timens Dem, et recedens a malo, et adhuc retinens innocentiam? Tu autem commovisti me adversus eum, ut affligerem eum frustra.
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Cui respondens Satan, ait: Pellem pro pelle, et cuncta quæ habet homo, dabit pro anima sua:
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alioquin mitte manum tuam, et tange os eius et carnem, et tunc videbis quod in faciem benedicat tibi.
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Dixit ergo Dominus ad Satan: Ecce in manu tua est, verumtamen animam illius serva.
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Egressus igitur Satan a facie Domini, percussit Iob ulcere pessimo, a planta pedis usque ad verticem eius:
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qui testa saniem radebat, sedens in sterquilinio.
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Dixit autem illi uxor sua: Adhuc tu permanes in simplicitate tua? benedic Deo et morere.
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Qui ait ad illam: Quasi una de stultis mulieribus locuta es. si bona suscepimus de manu Dei, mala quare non suscipiamus? in omnibus his non peccavit Iob labiis suis.
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Igitur audientes tres amici Iob omne malum, quod accidisset ei, venerunt singuli de loco suo, Eliphaz Themanites, et Baldad Suhites, et Sophar Naamathites. Condixerant enim, ut pariter venientes visitarent eum, et consolarentur.
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Cumque elevassent procul oculos suos, non cognoverunt eum, et exclamantes ploraverunt, scissisque vestibus sparserunt pulverem super caput suum in cælum.
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Et sederunt cum eo in terra septem diebus et septem noctibus, et nemo loquebatur ei verbum: videbant enim dolorem esse vehementem.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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Again, on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before the LORD, Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
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The LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, and said, “From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
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The LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause.”
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Satan answered the LORD, and said, “Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
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But stretch out your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face.”
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The LORD said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life.”
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So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD, and struck Job with painful sores from the sole of his foot to his head.
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He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.
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Then his wife said to him, “Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die.”
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But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job didn’t sin with his lips.
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Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.
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When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn’t recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky.
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So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst to station himself by Jehovah.
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And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Whence camest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down in it.'
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And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Hast thou set thy heart unto My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God and turning aside from evil? and still he is keeping hold on his integrity, and thou dost move Me against him to swallow him up for nought!'
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And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.
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Yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike unto his bone and unto his flesh--if not: unto Thy face he doth bless Thee!'
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And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Lo, he <FI>is<Fi> in thy hand; only his life take care of.'
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And the Adversary goeth forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smiteth Job with a sore ulcer from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
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And he taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes.
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And his wife saith to him, `Still thou art keeping hold on thine integrity: bless God and die.'
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And he saith unto her, `As one of the foolish women speaketh, thou speakest; yea, the good we receive from God, and the evil we do not receive.' In all this Job hath not sinned with his lips.
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And three of the friends of Job hear of all this evil that hath come upon him, and they come in each from his place--Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite--and they are met together to come in to bemoan him, and to comfort him;
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and they lift up their eyes from afar and have not discerned him, and they lift up their voice and weep, and rend each his robe, and sprinkle dust on their heads--heavenward.
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And they sit with him on the earth seven days and seven nights, and there is none speaking unto him a word when they have seen that the pain hath been very great.
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).