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Job 1:8
8Then the Lord said to Satan, ‘You have seen Job, who is my servant. What do you think about him? There is no one on earth that is like him. He is a good and honest man. He is afraid to make me angry. He refuses to do evil things.’
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 angels came to meet with the Lord in heaven. Satan also came and he stood there with them. 7The Lord said to Satan, ‘Where have you come from?’ Satan replied, ‘I have been travelling all over the earth. I have been watching the things that happen there.’ Then the Lord said to Satan, ‘You have seen Job, who is my servant. What do you think about him? There is no one on earth that is like him. He is a good and honest man. He is afraid to make me angry. He refuses to do evil things.’ 9Satan answered the Lord, ‘There is a very good reason why Job obeys you. 10You do not let any bad things happen to him. You keep him, his family and all his things safe. You have given him success with everything that he does. His many farm animals are everywhere!
Read all of Job 1Job 1:8 word by word
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־הַשָּׂטָ֔ן הֲשַׂ֥מְתָּ לִבְּךָ֖ עַל־עַבְדִּ֣י אִיּ֑וֹב כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין כָּמֹ֙הוּ֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ אִ֣ישׁ תָּ֧ם וְיָשָׁ֛ר יְרֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְסָ֥ר מֵרָֽע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto Satanשָׂטָןώâţân · SatanH7854
- Hast thou consideredלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- Hast thou consideredשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: considerH7760
- my servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- Jobאִיּוֹב'îyôb · JobH347
- none like him in the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- a perfectתָּםtâm · completeH8535
- and an uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
- manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- one that fearethיָרֵאyârê' · afraidH3373
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- and eschewethסוּרsûr 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, ‘You have seen Job, who is my servant. What do you think about him? There is no one on earth who is like him. He is a good and honest man. He is afraid to make me angry. He refuses to do evil things. Because of what you said, I allowed you to attack him. But he did not deserve that. He has continued to do what is right.’
- Job 34:14God could decide to remove life from the world. He could take back his spirit and his breath.
- Ezekiel 40:4The man said to me, ‘Son of man, watch and listen carefully to me. Remember everything that I will show you. God has brought you here so that I can show these things to you. Tell Israel's people about everything that you see.’
- Numbers 12:7But it is different when I speak to Moses. He is the one that I trust to lead all my people.
- Psalms 89:20I have found David, my servant. I have poured my special oil on him, to make him king.
- Isaiah 42:1‘Here is my servant. I give him strength. I have chosen him. He makes me very happy. I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
- Numbers 12:3Moses was a very humble man. He was the most humble person in the whole world.
- 1 Kings 4:30Solomon was wiser than all the wise men in the East and all the wise men in Egypt.
- 2 Kings 23:25Josiah turned to the Lord and he served the Lord faithfully with all his strength. He obeyed all the Law of Moses. No other king was like Josiah, either before him or after him.
- Job 1:1There was a man who lived in a place called Uz. His name was Job. He was a good and honest man. He was afraid to make God angry. He refused to do evil things.
- Job 8:20Listen! God never turns away from a man who is not guilty. Nor will he ever help wicked people.
- Job 9:22The same thing happens to good people and to wicked people. So I say, “God destroys people who are not guilty as well as those who are guilty.”
- Psalms 18:23He knows that I have done nothing that is wrong. I kept away from any sin.
- John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael, who was coming towards him. Jesus said, ‘Here is a completely honest man. That is what a person from Israel should really be like.’
- Job 12:4I am a person who prayed to God and he answered me. But my friends now laugh at me. I have always lived completely in the right way. But still my friends laugh at me.
- Job 17:8Good people are upset, when they see what is happening to me. They are angry with those who turn away from you.
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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