Berean Standard Bible
Job 1:8
8Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”
Job 1:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
- New International Version (NIV)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.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)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?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then 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, one who fears God and shuns evil?”
Context of Job 1:8
6One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. 7“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.” Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.” 9Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? 10Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־הַשָּׂטָ֔ן הֲשַׂ֥מְתָּ לִבְּךָ֖ עַל־עַבְדִּ֣י אִיּ֑וֹב כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין כָּמֹ֙הוּ֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ אִ֣ישׁ תָּ֧ם וְיָשָׁ֛ר יְרֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְסָ֥ר מֵרָֽע׃Read the interlinear
- Then the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- toאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- Satanשָׂטָןώâţân · SatanH7854
- Have you consideredשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: considerH7760
- Have you consideredלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- Have you consideredעַל‛al · uponH5921
- My servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- Jobאִיּוֹב'îyôb · JobH347
- Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
- no oneאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
- on earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- like himכְּמוֹkemô kâmô · likeH3644
- a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- blamelessתָּםtâm · completeH8535
- and uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
- who fearsיָרֵאyârê' · afraidH3373
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- and shunsסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
- evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
Cross-references for Job 1:8
- Job 2:3Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
- Job 34:14If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
- Ezekiel 40:4“Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.”
- Numbers 12:7But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.
- Psalms 89:20I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
- Isaiah 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- Numbers 12:3Now Moses was a very humble man, more so than any man on the face of the earth.
- 1 Kings 4:30Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the men of the East, greater than all the wisdom of Egypt.
- 2 Kings 23:25Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the Law of Moses.
- Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
- Job 8:20Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
- Job 9:22It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
- Psalms 18:23And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
- John 1:47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
- Job 12:4I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
- Job 17:8The upright are appalled at this, and the innocent are stirred against the godless.
Commentaries on Job 1:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Hast thou considered my servant Job - Literally, Hast thou placed thy heart on my servant Job? Hast thou viewed his conduct with attention, whilst thou wert roaming about, seeking whom thou mightest devour? viz., the careless, prayerless, and profligate in general.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Hast thou considered my servant Job? - Margin, “Set thine heart on.” The margin is a literal translation of the Hebrew. Schultens remarks on this, that it means more than merely to observe or to look at - since it is abundantly manifest from the following verses that Satan “had” attentively considered Job, and had been desirous of injuring him. It means, according to him, to set himself against Job, to fix the heart on him with an intention to injure him…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 Job's afflictions began from the malice of Satan, by the Lord's permission, for wise and holy purposes. There is an evil spirit, the enemy of God, and of all righteousness, who is continually seeking to distress, to lead astray, and, if possible, to destroy those who love God. How far his influence may extend, we cannot say; but probably much unsteadiness and unhappiness in Christians may be ascribed to him. While we are on this earth we are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8My servant: People used this title for: The patriarchs ("first fathers") of Israel (Genesis 26:24; Exodus 32:13). The prophets (2 Kings 17:13; Jeremiah 7:25; Zechariah 1:6). King David (for example, 2 Samuel 7:1–29; Psalms 18:1; 36:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. considered--Margin, "set thine heart on"; that is, considered attentively. No true servant of God escapes the eye of the adversary of God.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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