Christian Standard Bible
Job 2:6
6“Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “he is in your power; only spare his life.”
Job 2:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”
Context of Job 2:6
4“Skin for skin!” Satan answered the Lord. “A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life. 5But stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.” “Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “he is in your power; only spare his life.” 7So Satan left the Lord’s presence and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. 8Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.
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וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָ֖ן הִנּ֣וֹ בְיָדֶ֑ךָ אַ֖ךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁ֥וֹ שְׁמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 2:6
- Job 1:12“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 38:10when I determined its boundaries and put its bars and doors in place,
- Psalms 65:7You silence the roar of the seas, the roar of their waves, and the tumult of the nations.
- Luke 8:29For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was guarded, bound by chains and shackles, he would snap the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.
- Luke 22:31“Simon, Simon, look out. Satan has asked to sift you like wheat.
- 1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to bear it.
- Revelation 2:10Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days. Be faithful to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.
- Revelation 20:1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
Commentaries on Job 2:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6But save his life - His body thou shalt have permission to afflict, but against his life thou shalt have no power; therefore take care of his life. The original, שמר נפשו naphsho shemor, may be translated, keep his soul; but the word also signifies life; yet in the hands of the destroyer the life of this holy man is placed! How astonishing is the economy of salvation! It is so managed, by the unlimited power and skill of God, that the grand adversary of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Behold, he is in thine hand - He is at thy disposal; see Job 1:12, Margin. But save his life - Margin, “only.” This was to be the only limitation. It would seem that he had the power to make any selection of disease, and to afflict him in any manner, provided it did not terminate fatally. The keen sorrows which Job afterward endured showed the malignancy of the tempter; evinced his ingenuity in inflicting pain, and his knowledge of what thc human frame…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6spare (literally guard or watch over): Ironically, God made Satan responsible for guarding Job’s life (compare 10:13–14; 13:27; 33:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. but save--rather, "only spare his life." Satan shows his ingenuity in inflicting pain, and also his knowledge of what man's body can bear without vital injury.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 2
- 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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