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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But Job replied, “You talk like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” So in all this, Job said nothing wrong.

Context of Job 2:10

8And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes. 9Then his wife said to him, "Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die." 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. 11Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy and comfort him. 12And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads toward heaven.

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 3:17And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
• 2 Samuel 19:22But David said, "What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be as an adversary to me? Shall anyone be put to death in Israel this day? For do I not know that I am this day king over Israel?"
• Matthew 16:23But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man."
• 2 Samuel 6:20And David returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, "How the king of Israel honored himself today, uncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants' female servants, as one of the vulgar fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!"
• 2 Samuel 13:13As for me, where could I carry my shame? And as for you, you would be as one of the outrageous fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you."
• 2 Samuel 24:10But David's heart struck him after he had numbered the people. And David said to the Lord, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have done very foolishly."
• 2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars."
• Proverbs 9:6Leave your simple ways, and live, and walk in the way of insight."
• Matthew 25:2Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
• Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
• 2 Samuel 19:28For all my father's house were but men doomed to death before my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right have I, then, to cry to the king?"
• Lamentations 3:38Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come?
• John 18:11So Jesus said to Peter, "Put your sword into its sheath; shall I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?"
• Romans 12:12Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
• Hebrews 12:9Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?
• James 5:10As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

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