Job 2:10

Job 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
• New International Version (NIV)He replied, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

Context of Job 2:10

8Job was very upset and he sat down among some ashes. He used a piece of a broken pot to remove the bad bits of skin. 9His wife said to him, ‘You cannot continue to trust God! Instead, you should curse God and then die.’ Job replied, ‘Do not talk like a fool! We take the good things that God gives us. So we should not be surprised if he sends us trouble as well.’ In all his trouble, Job never said any wrong things against God. 11Three of Job's friends heard news about his trouble. One friend was called Eliphaz, who came from Teman. The second friend was called Bildad, who came from Shuah. The third friend was called Zophar, who came from Naamah. They came from their own homes to meet together. They wanted to show Job that they were sorry about his trouble. They went to visit him to comfort him. 12When they could see Job from far away, they did not easily recognize him. They began to weep very loudly. They were so upset that they tore their clothes. They threw dust into the air and on their heads.

Job 2:10 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֗יהָ כְּדַבֵּ֞ר אַחַ֤ת הַנְּבָלוֹת֙ תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי גַּ֣ם אֶת־הַטּ֗וֹב נְקַבֵּל֙ מֵאֵ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְאֶת־הָרָ֖ע לֹ֣א נְקַבֵּ֑ל בְּכָל־זֹ֛את לֹא־חָטָ֥א אִיּ֖וֹב בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto her, Thou speakestדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• as oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of the foolish womenנָבָלnâbâl · foolishH5036
• Whatגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• shall we receiveקָבַלqâbal · to receiveH6901
• goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• at the hand of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• In all this did not Jobאִיּוֹב'îyôb · JobH347
• sinחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• with his lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193

Cross-references for Job 2:10

• Genesis 3:17Then God said to Adam, ‘You listened to your wife and you did what she said. You ate fruit from the tree after I told you, “You must not eat fruit from this tree.” Because you did that, I will curse the ground. You will have to work very hard to make plants grow in it for your food. It will be like this for your whole life.
• 2 Samuel 19:22David replied, ‘No! You sons of Zeruiah should not tell me what to do! Have you become my enemy? You should realize that today I have become king over all Israel. So we should not punish anyone with death.’
• Matthew 16:23Jesus turned round and said to Peter, ‘Satan, go away from me! I must obey God. But you are trying to stop me. Your thoughts do not come from God. Instead, you are thinking like men think.’
• 2 Samuel 6:20David returned to his home to bless his own family. As he arrived, Saul's daughter Michal came out to meet him. She said, ‘The king of Israel has brought honour to himself today, has he? No, he has brought shame on himself! Even your officers' slave girls have seen how stupid you are. You have made your body bare like a useless fool!’
• 2 Samuel 13:13Think about me. I would have to hide because of my shame. And people would say that you are the worst fool in Israel. No, you should speak to the king. I am sure that he will let you marry me.’
• 2 Samuel 24:10David had counted the men who were able to fight in his army. But now he was sorry that he had done it. He said to the Lord, ‘What I have done was a bad sin. Please forgive me, Lord. I have done a foolish thing.’
• 2 Chronicles 16:9The Lord carefully watches over the whole earth. If people serve him faithfully, he makes them strong. But you have done a foolish thing. As a result, you will now always be fighting wars.’
• Proverbs 9:6Leave foolish ways so that you may live. Learn to understand what is right, so that you can do it.’
• Matthew 25:2Five of these young women were silly. The other five young women were wise.
• 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.
• 2 Samuel 19:28I know that you, my lord the king, would have been right to kill all my grandfather's family. We all deserved that punishment. But instead, you asked me to eat meals at your table. So it would not be right for me to ask you to do anything more for me.’
• Lamentations 3:38The Most High God causes all things to happen. He causes good things and bad things to happen when he speaks.
• John 18:11Then Jesus said to Peter, ‘Put your sword away in its place! My Father has decided what great pain I must have. I will obey him completely.’
• Romans 12:12Be happy, because you can trust God to do what he says. Be patient when you have troubles. Always continue to pray.
• Hebrews 12:9Also, we have all had human fathers who punished us. As a result, we respected them. So think about our Father that our spirits belong to. We must surely obey him, and then he will give us true life.
• James 5:10Think about how God's prophets were also patient. They spoke messages on behalf of the Lord. Many troubles happened to them but they were patient. So, my Christian friends, you should copy their example.

Commentaries on Job 2:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Thou speakest as one of the foolish - Thou speakest like an infidel; like one who has no knowledge of God, of religion, or of a future state. The Targum, who calls this woman Dinah, translates thus: "Thou speakest like one of those women who have wrought folly in the house of their father." This is in reference to an ancient rabbinical opinion, that Job lived in the days of the patriarch Jacob, whose daughter Dinah he had married. Shall we receive good…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10As one of the foolish women speaketh - The word here rendered “foolish” נבל nâbâl from נבל nâbêl means properly stupid or foolish, and then wicked, abandoned, impious - the idea of “sin” and “folly” being closely connected in the Scriptures, or sin being regarded as supreme folly; 1 Samuel 25:25; 2 Samuel 3:33; Psalm 14:1; Psalm 53:2. The Arabs still use the word with the same compass of signification. “Gesenius.” The word is used here in the sense of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-10Verses 7-10 The devil tempts his own children, and draws them to sin, and afterwards torments, when he has brought them to ruin; but this child of God he tormented with affliction, and then tempted to make a bad use of his affliction. He provoked Job to curse God. The disease was very grievous. If at any time we are tried with sore and grievous distempers, let us not think ourselves dealt with otherwise than as God sometimes deals with the best of his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Job accepted both good and bad things from God, showing his right relationship and faith in God (righteousness) (compare 1:21; 2 Samuel 12:16–20; Luke 22:42). By saying nothing wrong, Job controlled his tongue (Proverbs 13:3; 21:23; see James 3:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. the foolish women--Sin and folly are allied in Scripture (1Sa 25:25; 2Sa 13:13; Psa 14:1). receive evil--bear willingly (La 3:39).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 2:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faithfulness
• Job
• Resignation
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• God
• Job
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Comfort
• Lip
• Potsherd
• Receive
• Scrape
• Speak
• Fool; Folly

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