King James Version
Job 1:10
10Hast not thou made an 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 increased in the land.1
Job 1:10 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)“Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You have always put a wall of protection around him and his home and his property. You have made him prosper in everything he does. Look how rich he is!
Context of Job 1:10
8And 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? 9Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an 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 increased in the land. 11But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. 12And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.
Read all of Job 1Job 1:10 word by word
הֲלֹֽא־אַ֠תָּה שַׂ֣כְתָּ בַעֲד֧וֹ וּבְעַד־בֵּית֛וֹ וּבְעַ֥ד כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ מִסָּבִ֑יב מַעֲשֵׂ֤ה יָדָיו֙ בֵּרַ֔כְתָּ וּמִקְנֵ֖הוּ פָּרַ֥ץ בָּאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
- Hast not thou made an hedgeשׂוּךְώûk · to hedgeH7753
- about him, and aboutבַּ֫עַדbe‛ad · about/through/forH1157
- his houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- and about all that he hath on every sideסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · around: sideH5439
- thou hast blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
- the workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
- of his handsיָדyâd · handH3027
- and his substanceמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
- is increasedפָּרַץpârats · to break throughH6555
- in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Job 1:10
- Genesis 15:1After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
- Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.
- 1 Samuel 25:16They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
- Psalms 5:12For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
- Psalms 34:7The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
- Psalms 80:12Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?
- Isaiah 5:2And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
- Zechariah 2:5For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
- 1 Peter 1:5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Genesis 39:5And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
- Deuteronomy 28:2And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.
- Psalms 71:21Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways.
- Job 42:12So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
- Genesis 26:12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.
- Genesis 30:30For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the Lord hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
Commentaries on Job 1:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Hast not thou made a hedge about him - Thou hast fortified him with spikes and spears. Thou hast defended him as by an unapproachable hedge. He is an object of thy peculiar care; and is not exposed to the common trials of life.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Hast thou not made an hedge about him? - Dr. Good remarks, that to give the original word here its full force, it should be derived from the science of engineering, and be rendered, “Hast thou not raised a “palisado” about him?” The Hebrew word used here (שׂוּך śûk ) properly means “to hedge”; to hedge in or about; and hence, to protect, as one is defended whose house or farm is hedged in either with a fence of thorns, or with an enclosure of stakes or…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. 10a hedge on every side: See 1 Samuel 25:16; Psalms 5:12; 34:7; Zechariah 2:5; compare Isaiah 5:5.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. his substance is increased--literally, "spread out like a flood"; Job's herds covered the face of the country.Read the comment
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- 1. Job 1:10 substance: or, cattle ↩
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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