New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 2:1-7

1 1Again, there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and 2Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. 2The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.” 3The Lord said to Satan, “Have you 3considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man 4fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still 5holds firm to his integrity, although you incited Me against him to 6ruin him without cause.” 4Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has, he will give for his life. 5 7However, reach out with Your hand now, and 8touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face!” 6So the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your 9power, only spare his life.”

7Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with 10severe boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.

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Notes

1. Job 2:1 Job 1:6-8 ↩
2. Job 2:1 Heb ha-satan; i.e., the adversary, and so throughout the ch ↩
3. Job 2:3 Lit set your heart to ↩
4. Job 2:3 Or revering ↩
5. Job 2:3 Job 27:5, 6 ↩
6. Job 2:3 Lit swallow him up ↩
7. Job 2:5 Job 1:11 ↩
8. Job 2:5 Job 19:20 ↩
9. Job 2:6 Lit hand ↩
10. Job 2:7 Deut 28:35; Job 7:5; 13:28; 30:17, 18, 30 ↩

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