Job 1
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Job 1:6-19

6And there was a day when the sons of 1God came to present themselves before Jehovah; and Satan came also among them.

7And Jehovah said to Satan, Whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

8And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth 2God and abstaineth from evil?

9And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Doth Job fear 3God for nought?

10Hast not thou made a 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 spread abroad in the land.

11But put forth thy hand now and touch all that he hath, [and see] if he will not curse thee to thy face!

12And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

13And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn.

14And there came a messenger to Job and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them;

15and [they of] Sheba fell [upon them] and took them, and the servants have they smitten with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.

16While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, The fire of 4God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.

17While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels and took them, and the servants have they smitten with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.

18While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn;

19and behold, there came a great wind from over the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they died; and I only am escaped, alone, to tell thee.

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Notes

  1. 1. Job 1:6 1.6 Elohim ↩
  2. 2. Job 1:8 1.8 Elohim ↩
  3. 3. Job 1:9 1.9 Elohim ↩
  4. 4. Job 1:16 1.16 Elohim ↩

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Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain