Job 1:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 1:9

7 And the Lord said to¹ Satan, “From where do you come?” So Satan answered the Lord and said, “From ^agoing to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”

8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you¹ considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and² shuns evil?”

9 So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

10 ^aHave You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? ^bYou have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

11 ^aBut now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely ^bcurse You to Your face!”

12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your¹ power; only do not lay a hand on his person.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

Job Loses His Property and Children

13 Now there was a day ^awhen his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house;

14 and a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,

15 when the Sabeans raided them and took them away—indeed they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

16 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and¹ consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

17 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels and took them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

18 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, ^a“Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

19 and suddenly a great wind came from¹ across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

20 Then Job arose, ^atore his robe, and shaved his head; and he ^bfell to the ground and worshiped.

21 And he said:
^a“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked shall I return there.
The Lord ^bgave, and the Lord has ^ctaken away;
^dBlessed be the name of the Lord.”

22 ^aIn all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong.

Verse Comparison: Job 1:9

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American Standard Version
Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

Amplified® Bible
Then Satan answered the Lord, Does Job [reverently] fear God for nothing?

Contemporary English Version
"Why shouldn't he respect you?" Satan remarked.

Darby English Version
And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

Good News Bible
Satan replied, "Would Job worship you if he got nothing out of it?

King James Version
Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?

New American Standard Bible
Then Satan answered the LORD, "Does Job fear God for nothing?

New International Version
"Does Job fear God for nothing?" Satan replied.

New King James Version
So Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Satan answered the LORD, "Does Job fear God for nothing?

Revised Standard Version
Then Satan answered the LORD, "Does Job fear God for nought?

Young's Literal Translation
And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `For nought is Job fearing God?

New English Translation
Then Satan answered the Lord, “Is it for nothing that Job fears God?¹

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