New King James Version
Job 1:10
10Have 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.
Job 1:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- 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 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
8Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?” 9So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? 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. 11But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!” 12And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.” So Satan went out 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- 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 to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
- Deuteronomy 33:27The eternal God is your refuge, And underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, And will say, ‘Destroy!’
- 1 Samuel 25:16They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the time we were with them keeping the sheep.
- Psalms 5:12For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.
- Psalms 34:7The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.
- Psalms 80:12Why have You broken down her hedges, So that all who pass by the way pluck her fruit?
- Isaiah 5:2He dug it up and cleared out its stones, And planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst, And also made a winepress in it; So He expected it to bring forth good grapes, But it brought forth wild grapes.
- Zechariah 2:5For I,’ says the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’ ”
- 1 Peter 1:5who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Genesis 39:5So it was, from the time that he had made him overseer of his house and all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all that he had in the house and in the field.
- Deuteronomy 28:2And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:
- Psalms 71:21You shall increase my greatness, And comfort me on every side.
- Psalms 128:1Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways.
- Job 42:12Now the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.
- Genesis 26:12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him.
- Genesis 30:30For what you had before I came was little, and it has increased to a great amount; the Lord has blessed you since my coming. And now, when shall I also provide for my own house?”
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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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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