NASB — Job 1 — KJV

Job’s Character and Wealth

1 There was a man° in the aland° of Uz° whose name° was bJob°; and that man° was cblameless°, upright°, dfearing° God° and eturning° away° from evil°. 2 aSeven° sons° and three° daughters° were born° to him. 3 aHis possessions° also were 7,000°° sheep°, 3,000°° camels°, 500°° yoke° of oxen°, 500°° female° donkeys°, and very° many° servants°; and that man° was bthe greatest° of all° the Imen° of the east°. 4 His sons° used to go° and hold° a feast° in the house° of each° one° on his day°, and they would send° and invite° their three° sisters° to eat° and drink° with them. 5 When° the days° of feasting° had completed° their cycle°, Job° would send° and consecrate° them, rising° up early° in the morning° and offering° aburnt° offerings° [according to] the number° of them all°; for Job° said°, “bPerhaps° my sons° have sinned° and ccursed° God° in their hearts°.” Thus° Job° did° continually°°.

[1] aJr 25:20; Lm 4:21 bEzk 14:14, 20; Jm 5:11 cGn 6:9; 17:1; Dt 18:13 dGn 22:12; 42:18; Ex 18:21; Pv 8:13 eJb 28:28
[2] aJb 42:13
[3] ILit sons aJb 42:12 bJb 29:25
[5] aGn 8:20; Jb 42:8 bJb 8:4 c1K 21:10, 13

6aNow there was a day° when the bsons° of God° came° to present° themselves before° the LORD°, and ISatan° also° came° among° them. 7 The LORD° said° to Satan°, “From where° do you come°?” Then Satan° answered° the LORD° and said°, “aFrom roaming° about° on the earth° and walking° around° on it.” 8 The LORD° said° to Satan°, “Have you Iconsidered°°° aMy servant° Job°? For there° is no° one° like° him on the earth°, ba blameless° and upright° man°, IIfearing° God° and turning° away° from evil°.” 9 Then aSatan° answered° the ILORD°, “Does Job° fear° God° for nothing°? 10 aHave You not made° a hedge° about° him and his house° and all° that he has, on every° side°? bYou have blessed° the work° of his hands°, and his cpossessions° have increased° in the land°. 11 aBut put° forth° Your hand° now° and btouch° all° that he has; he will surely°° curse° You to Your face°.” 12 Then the LORD° said° to Satan°, “Behold°, all° that he has is in your Ipower°, only° do not put° forth° your hand° on him.” So Satan° departed° from the presence° of the LORD°.

[6] II.e. the adversary, and so throughout chs 1 and 2 aJb 2:1 bJb 38:7
[7] a1P 5:8
[8] ILit set your heart to IIOr revering aNu 12:7; Jsh 1:2, 7; Jb 42:7, 8 bJb 1:1
[9] ILit LORD and said aRv 12:9f
[10] aJb 29:2-6; Ps 34:7 bJb 31:25 cJb 1:3; 31:25
[11] aJb 2:5 bJb 19:21
[12] ILit hand

Satan Allowed to Test Job

13 ¶ Now on the day° when his sons° and his daughters° were eating° and drinking° wine° in their oldest° brother’s° house°, 14 a messenger° came° to Job° and said°, “The oxen° were plowing° and the Idonkeys° feeding° beside°° them, 15 and Ithe aSabeans° IIattacked° and took° them. They also IIIslew° the servants° with the edge° of the sword°, and IVI alone°° have escaped° to tell° you.” 16 While he was still° speaking°, another° also came° and said°, “aThe 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 still° speaking°, another° also came° and said°, “The aChaldeans° formed° three° bands° and made° a raid° on the camels° and took° them and Islew° 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°, “Your sons° and your daughters° were eating° and drinking° wine° in their oldest° brother’s° house°, 19 and behold°, a great° wind° came° from across° the wilderness° and struck° the four° corners° of the house°, and it fell° on the young° people° and they died°, and I alone°° have escaped° to tell° you.”

[14] ILit female donkeys
[15] ILit Sheba IILit fell upon IIILit smote IVLit only I alone, and so also vv 16, 17, 19 aGn 10:7; Jb 6:19
[16] aGn 19:24; Lv 10:2; Nu 11:1-3
[17] ILit smote aGn 11:28, 31

20 ¶ Then Job° arose° and atore° his robe° and shaved° his head°, and he fell° to the ground° and worshiped°. 21 He said°,
  “aNaked° I came° from my mother’s° womb°,
  And naked° I shall return° there°.
  The bLORD° gave° and the LORD° has taken° away.
  Blessed° be the name° of the LORD°.”

[20] aGn 37:29, 34; Jsh 7:6
[21] aEc 5:15 b1S 2:7, 8; Jb 2:10

22aThrough all° this° Job° did not sin° nor° did he Iblame°° God°.

[22] ILit ascribe unseemliness to aJb 2:10


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The holiness, riches, and religious care of Job for his children.

1 ¶ There was² a manº in the landº of Uz,º whose nameº [was] Job;º and that² manº was² perfectº and upright,º and one that fearedº God,º and eschewedºª evil.º² 2 And there were bornºª unto him sevenº sonsº and threeº daughters.º 3 His substanceº also was² sevenº thousandº sheep,º and threeº thousandº camels,º and fiveº hundredº yokeº of oxen,º and fiveº hundredº she asses,º and a veryº greatº household;º so that this² manº was² the greatestº of all²² the menº of the east.º 4 And his sonsº wentºª and feastedººª [in their] houses,º every oneº his day;º and sentºª and calledºª for their threeº sistersº to eatºª and to drinkºª with² them. 5 And it was² so, when² the daysº of [their] feastingº were gone about,ºª that Jobº sentºª and sanctifiedºª them, and rose up earlyºª in the morning,º and offeredºª burnt offeringsº [according] to the numberº of them all:² for² Jobº said,ºª It may beº that my sonsº have sinned,ºª and cursedºª Godº in their hearts.º Thus² didºª Jobº continually.º²

[1] Gn 6:9; 10:23; 17:1; 22:12, 20; 36:28; 2K 20:3; 1Ch 1:17, 42; 2Ch 31:20; Jb 1:8; 2:3; 23:11; 31:1; Pv 8:13; 16:6; Jr 25:20; Lm 4:21; Ezk 14:14, 20; Lk 1:6; Jm 5:11; 1P 3:11.
[2] Es 5:11; Jb 13:13; Ps 107:38; 127:3; 128:3.
[3] Gn 12:5, 16; 13:6; 25:6; 29:1; 34:23; Nu 23:7; 31:32; Jg 6:3, 5; 7:12; 8:10; 1S 25:2; 1K 4:30; 2K 3:4; 2Ch 26:10; 32:29; Jb 29:9, 25; 42:12; Pv 10:22.
[4] Ps 133:1; He 13:1.
[5] Gn 6:5; 8:20; 22:3; 35:2; Ex 18:12; 19:10; 24:5; Lv 1:3; 24:10; 1S 16:5; 1K 18:31; 21:10, 13; Ne 12:30; Jb 1:11; 2:9; 27:10; 41:25; 42:8; Ps 5:3; Ec 9:10; Jr 4:14; 17:9; Mk 7:21; Lk 1:75; 18:7; Jn 11:55; Ac 8:22; 21:26; 1Co 4:5; 2Co 11:2; Ep 6:18.

Satan, appearing before God, by calumniation obtaineth leave to tempt Job.

6 ¶ Now there was² a dayº when the sonsº of Godº cameºª to present¹ª themselves² before² the LORD,º and Satanº cameºª also² amongº them. 7 And the LORDº saidºª unto² Satan,º Whenceº² comestºª thou? Then Satanº answeredºª² the LORD,º and said,ºª From going to and froºª² in the earth,º and from walking up and downºª² in it. 8 And the LORDº saidºª unto² Satan,º Hast thou consideredººª² my servantº Job,º that² [there is] none² like him² in the earth,º a perfectº and an uprightº man,º one that fearethº God,º and eschewethºª evil?º² 9 Then Satanº answeredºª² the LORD,º and said,ºª Doth Jobº fearºª Godº for nought?º 10 Hast not² thou² made an hedgeºª about² him, and aboutº his house,º and about² all² that² he hath on every side?º² thou hast blessedºª the workº of his hands,º and his substanceº is increasedºª in the land.º 11 Butº put forthºª thine handº now,² and touchºª all² that² he hath, and² he will curseºª¹ thee to² thy face.º 12 And the LORDº saidºª unto² Satan,º Behold,² all² that² he hath [is] in thy power;º only² upon² himself put not forthºª² thine hand.º So Satanº went forthºª from²² the presenceº of the LORD.º

[6] 1K 22:19; 1Ch 21:1; Jb 2:1; 38:7; Ps 103:20; Dn 3:25; Zc 3:1; Mt 18:10; Lk 3:38; Jn 6:70; Rv 12:9.
[7] 2K 5:25; Jb 2:2; Zc 1:10; 6:7; Mt 12:43; 1P 5:8; Rv 12:9, 12; 20:8.
[8] Nu 12:3, 7; 1K 4:30; 2K 23:25; Ne 5:15; Jb 1:1; 2:3; 8:20; 9:22; 12:4; 17:8; 23:11; 34:14; Ps 18:23; 34:14; 36:1; 37:27; 84:11; 89:20; Pv 8:13; Is 1:16; 42:1; Ezk 40:4; Lk 23:39; Jn 1:47.
[9] Jb 1:21; 2:10; 21:14; Mal 1:10; Mt 16:26; 1Ti 4:8; 6:6.
[10] Gn 15:1; 26:12; 30:30, 43; 39:5; 49:25; Dt 7:13; 28:2; 33:11, 27; 1S 25:16; Jb 42:12; Ps 5:12; 34:7; 71:21; 80:12; 90:17; 107:38; 128:1; Pv 10:22; Is 5:2, 5; Zc 2:5, 8; 1P 1:5.
[11] Gn 26:11; Jb 1:5, 12, 21; 2:5, 9; 4:5; 19:21; Ps 105:15; Is 5:25; 8:21; Zc 2:8; Mal 3:13; Rv 16:9, 11, 21.
[12] Gn 16:6; 1K 22:23; Jb 2:4, 7; Ps 76:10; Is 27:8; Jr 38:5; Lk 8:32, 33; 22:31; Jn 3:35; 19:11; 1Co 10:13; 2Co 12:7.

Understanding of the loss of his goods and children, in his mourning he blesseth God.

13 ¶ And there was² a dayº when his sonsº and his daughtersº [were] eatingºª and drinkingºª wineº in their eldestº brother'sº house:º 14 And there cameºª a messengerº unto² Job,º and said,ºª The oxenº were² plowing,ºª and the assesº feedingºª besideº² them: 15 And the Sabeansº fellºª [upon them], and took them away;ºª yea, they have slainºª the servantsº with the edgeº of the sword;º and I² only² am escapedºª alone² to tellºª thee. 16 While he² [was] yet² speaking,ºª there cameºª also another,² and said,ºª The fireº of Godº is fallenºª from² heaven,º and hath burned upºª the sheep,º and the servants,º and consumedºª them; and I² only² am escapedºª alone² to tellºª thee. 17 While he² [was] yet² speaking,ºª there cameºª also another,² and said,ºª The Chaldeansº made² out¹ª threeº bands,º and fellºª upon² the camels,º and have carried them away,ºª yea, and slainºª the servantsº with the edgeº of the sword;º and I² only² am escapedºª alone² to tellºª thee. 18 While he² [was] yet² speaking,ºª there cameºª also another,² and said,ºª Thy sonsº and thy daughtersº [were] eatingºª and drinkingºª wineº in their eldestº brother'sº house:º 19 And, behold,² there cameºª a greatº windº fromº² the wilderness,º and smoteºª the fourº cornersº of the house,º and it fellºª upon² the young men,º and they are dead;ºª and I² only² am escapedºª alone² to tellºª thee. 20 Then Jobº arose,ºª and rentºª² his mantle,º and shavedºª² his head,º and fell downºª upon the ground,º and worshipped,ºª 21 And said,ºª Nakedº came I outºª of my mother's¹ womb,º²² and nakedº shall I returnºª thither:² the LORDº gave,ºª and the LORDº hath taken away;ºª blessedºª be² the nameº of the LORD.º 22 In all² this² Jobº sinnedºª not,² nor² chargedºª Godº foolishly.º

[13] Jb 1:4; Pv 27:1; Ec 9:12; Lk 12:19; 17:27; 21:34.
[14] 1S 4:17; 2S 15:13; Jr 51:31.
[15] Gn 10:7, 28; 25:3; 1S 22:20; Jb 1:16, 19; Ps 72:10; Is 45:14; Ezk 23:42; Jol 3:8.
[16] Gn 19:24; Ex 9:28; Lv 9:24; 1S 14:15; 1K 18:38; 2K 1:10, 12, 14; Am 7:4; Rv 13:13.
[17] Gn 11:28; 2S 1:3; Jb 1:15; Is 23:13; Hab 1:6.
[18] 2S 13:28; Jb 1:4, 13; 6:2; 8:4; 16:14; 19:9; 23:2; 27:14; Ps 34:19; Ec 9:2; Is 28:19; Jr 51:31; Lm 1:12; Am 4:6.
[19] Gn 37:32; 42:36; Jg 16:30; 2S 18:33; 1K 20:30; Jr 4:11; Mt 7:27; Lk 13:1; Ac 28:4; Ep 2:2.
[20] Gn 37:29, 34; Dt 9:18; 2S 12:16; 2Ch 7:3; Ezr 9:3; Mt 26:39; 1P 5:6.
[21] Gn 3:19; 30:2; 45:5; 1S 3:18; 2S 16:12; 1K 12:15; 2K 20:19; Jb 1:11; 2:10; Ps 34:1; 39:9; 49:17; 89:38; Ec 5:15, 19; 12:7; Is 24:15; 42:24; 45:7; Lm 3:38; Am 3:6; Mt 20:15; Ac 4:28; Ep 5:20; 1Th 5:18; 1Ti 6:7; Jm 1:17.
[22] Jb 2:10; 34:10, 18; 40:4; Ro 9:20; Jm 1:4, 12; 1P 1:7.


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