Revised Webster's Bible
Job 2:6
Job 2:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”
Context of Job 2:6
4And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, even, all that a man hath will he give for his life. 5But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; but save his life. 7So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with severe boils from the sole of his foot to his crown. 8And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat down among the ashes.
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וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־הַשָּׂטָ֖ן הִנּ֣וֹ בְיָדֶ֑ךָ אַ֖ךְ אֶת־נַפְשׁ֥וֹ שְׁמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 2:6
- Job 1:12And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
- Job 38:10And broke up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
- Psalms 65:7Who stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
- Luke 8:29(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For often it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he broke the bands, and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.)
- Luke 22:31And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
- 1 Corinthians 10:13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it .
- Revelation 2:10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful to death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
- Revelation 20:1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Commentaries on Job 2:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6But save his life - His body thou shalt have permission to afflict, but against his life thou shalt have no power; therefore take care of his life. The original, שמר נפשו naphsho shemor, may be translated, keep his soul; but the word also signifies life; yet in the hands of the destroyer the life of this holy man is placed! How astonishing is the economy of salvation! It is so managed, by the unlimited power and skill of God, that the grand adversary of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Behold, he is in thine hand - He is at thy disposal; see Job 1:12, Margin. But save his life - Margin, “only.” This was to be the only limitation. It would seem that he had the power to make any selection of disease, and to afflict him in any manner, provided it did not terminate fatally. The keen sorrows which Job afterward endured showed the malignancy of the tempter; evinced his ingenuity in inflicting pain, and his knowledge of what thc human frame…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6spare (literally guard or watch over): Ironically, God made Satan responsible for guarding Job’s life (compare 10:13–14; 13:27; 33:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. but save--rather, "only spare his life." Satan shows his ingenuity in inflicting pain, and also his knowledge of what man's body can bear without vital injury.Read the comment
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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
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