Job 1:10

Job 1:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
• New International Version (NIV)“Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

Context of Job 1:10

8Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity, who fears God and turns away from evil.” 9Satan answered the Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Haven’t you placed a hedge around him, his household, and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. 11But stretch out your hand and strike everything he owns, and he will surely curse you to your face.” 12“Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “everything he owns is in your power. However, do not lay a hand on Job himself.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence.

Job 1:10 word by word

הֲלֹֽא־אַ֠תָּה שַׂ֣כְתָּ בַעֲד֧וֹ וּבְעַד־בֵּית֛וֹ וּבְעַ֥ד כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ מִסָּבִ֑יב מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה יָדָיו֙ בֵּרַ֔כְתָּ וּמִקְנֵ֖הוּ פָּרַ֥ץ בָּאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hast not thou made an hedgeשׂוּךְώûk · to hedgeH7753
• about him, and aboutבַּ֫עַדbe‛ad · about/through/forH1157
• his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and about all that he hath on every sideסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · around: sideH5439
• thou hast blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of his handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• and his substanceמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
• is increasedפָּרַץpârats · to break throughH6555
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Job 1:10

• Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great.
• Deuteronomy 33:27The God of old is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you and commands, “Destroy!”
• 1 Samuel 25:16They were a wall around us, both day and night, the entire time we were with them herding the sheep.
• Psalms 5:12For you, Lord, bless the righteous one; you surround him with favor like a shield.
• Psalms 34:7The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and rescues them.
• Psalms 80:12Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its fruit?
• Isaiah 5:2He broke up the soil, cleared it of stones, and planted it with the finest vines. He built a tower in the middle of it and even dug out a winepress there. He expected it to yield good grapes, but it yielded worthless grapes.
• Zechariah 2:5The declaration of the Lord: “I myself will be a wall of fire around it, and I will be the glory within it.”
• 1 Peter 1:5You are being guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
• Genesis 39:5From the time that he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house because of Joseph. The Lord’s blessing was on all that he owned, in his house and in his fields.
• Deuteronomy 28:2All these blessings will come and overtake you, because you obey the Lord your God:
• Psalms 71:21You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.
• Psalms 128:1How happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!
• Job 42:12So the Lord blessed the last part of Job’s life more than the first. He owned fourteen thousand sheep and goats, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.
• Genesis 26:12Isaac sowed seed in that land, and in that year he reaped a hundred times what was sown. The Lord blessed him,
• Genesis 30:30For you had very little before I came, but now your wealth has increased. The Lord has blessed you because of me. And now, when will I also do something for my own family?”

Commentaries on Job 1:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Hast not thou made a hedge about him - Thou hast fortified him with spikes and spears. Thou hast defended him as by an unapproachable hedge. He is an object of thy peculiar care; and is not exposed to the common trials of life.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Hast thou not made an hedge about him? - Dr. Good remarks, that to give the original word here its full force, it should be derived from the science of engineering, and be rendered, “Hast thou not raised a “palisado” about him?” The Hebrew word used here (שׂוּך śûk ) properly means “to hedge”; to hedge in or about; and hence, to protect, as one is defended whose house or farm is hedged in either with a fence of thorns, or with an enclosure of stakes or…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. 10a hedge on every side: See 1 Samuel 25:16; Psalms 5:12; 34:7; Zechariah 2:5; compare Isaiah 5:5.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. his substance is increased--literally, "spread out like a flood"; Job's herds covered the face of the country.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 1:10

• Accusation, False
• Blessing
• Falsehood
• Hedge
• Motive
• Satan
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Charge
• Consider
• Eschew
• Feast
• Naked
• Naught
• Present
• Satan
• Substance
• Upright

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