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 took a shard of broken pottery to scrape himself with while he was sitting among the ashes. 9Then his wife said to him, “Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die!” But he replied, “You’re talking like one of the godless women would do! Should we receive what is good from God, and not also receive what is evil?” In all this Job did not sin by what he said. 11When Job’s three friends heard about all this calamity that had happened to him, each of them came from his own country – Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to come to show sympathy for him and to console him. 12But when they gazed intently from a distance but did not recognize him, they began to weep loudly. Each of them tore his robes, and they threw dust into the air over 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 3:17But to Adam he said, “Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ cursed is the ground thanks to you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
• 2 Samuel 19:22But David said, “What do we have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? You are like my enemy today! Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? Don’t you realize that today I am king over Israel?”
• Matthew 16:23But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”
• 2 Samuel 6:20When David went home to pronounce a blessing on his own house, Michal, Saul’s daughter, came out to meet him. She said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself this day! He has exposed himself today before his servants’ slave girls the way a vulgar fool might do!”
• 2 Samuel 13:13How could I ever be rid of my humiliation? And you would be considered one of the fools in Israel! Just speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”
• 2 Samuel 24:10David felt guilty after he had numbered the army. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, O Lord, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
• 2 Chronicles 16:9Certainly the Lord watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him. You have acted foolishly in this matter; from now on you will have war.
• Proverbs 9:6Abandon your foolish ways so that you may live, and proceed in the way of understanding.”
• Matthew 25:2Five of the virgins 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 pure and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
• 2 Samuel 19:28After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! What further claim do I have to ask the king for anything?”
• Lamentations 3:38Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes – both calamity and blessing?
• John 18:11But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath! Am I not to drink the cup that the Father has given me?”
• Romans 12:12Rejoice in hope, endure in suffering, persist in prayer.
• Hebrews 12:9Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?
• James 5:10As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord’s name.

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