Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied. New Living Translation Satan replied to the LORD, “Yes, but Job has good reason to fear God. English Standard Version Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason? Berean Standard Bible Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? King James Bible Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? New King James Version So Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? New American Standard Bible Then Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? NASB 1995 Then Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? NASB 1977 Then Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Legacy Standard Bible And Satan answered Yahweh and said, “Does Job fear God without cause? Amplified Bible Then Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Christian Standard Bible Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Holman Christian Standard Bible Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? American Standard Version Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Satan answered and said to LORD JEHOVAH: “Does Job worship God for nothing? Brenton Septuagint Translation Then the devil answered, and said before the Lord, Does Job worship the Lord for nothing? Contemporary English Version "Why shouldn't he respect you?" Satan remarked. Douay-Rheims Bible And Satan answering, said: Doth Job fear God in vain ? English Revised Version Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? GOD'S WORD® Translation Satan answered the LORD, "Haven't you given Job a reason to fear God? Good News Translation Satan replied, "Would Job worship you if he got nothing out of it? International Standard Version But in response, Satan asked the LORD, "Does Job fear God for nothing? JPS Tanakh 1917 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said: 'Doth Job fear God for nought? Literal Standard Version And Satan answers YHWH and says, “Is Job fearing God for nothing? Majority Standard Bible Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? New American Bible The satan answered the LORD and said, “Is it for nothing that Job is God-fearing? NET Bible Then Satan answered the LORD, "Is it for nothing that Job fears God? New Revised Standard Version Then Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? New Heart English Bible Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing? Webster's Bible Translation Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for naught? World English Bible Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Young's Literal Translation And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'For nought is Job fearing God? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Satan's First Attack…8Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.” 9Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? 10Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.… Cross References Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was hurled down--that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. Job 1:10 Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. Treasury of Scripture Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Does Job fear God for nothing? Doth Job. Job 1:21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. Job 2:10 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. Job 21:14,15 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways… Jump to Previous Adversary Fear Fearing God-Fearing Job Naught Nought SatanJump to Next Adversary Fear Fearing God-Fearing Job Naught Nought SatanJob 1 1. The holiness, riches, and reverent care of Job for his children.6. Satan, appearing before God, obtains leave to afflict Job. 13. Understanding of the loss of his children and goods, in his mourning Job blesses God. (9) Doth Job fear God for nought?--Manifesting the worst kind of scepticism, a disbelief in human goodness. Satan knows that the motive of an action is its only value, and by incrimination calumniates the motives of Job. The object of the book is thus introduced, which is to exhibit the integrity of human conduct under the worst possible trial, and to show man a victor over Satan.Verse 9. - Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Satan insinuates that Job's motive is purely selfish. He serves God, not for love of God, or for love of goodness, but for what he gets by it. Satan is too shrewd to endeavour, as Job's friends do later, to pick holes in Job's conduct. No; that is exemplary. But the true character of acts is determined by the motive. What is Job's motive? Does he not serve God to gain his protection and blessing? Similarly, in modern times, ungodly men argue that religious and devout persons are religious and devout with a view to their own interest, because they expect to gain by it, either in this world, or in the next, or in both. This is a form of calumny which it is impossible to escape. And bad men, who are conscious to themselves of never acting except from a selfish motive, may well imagine the same of others. It is rarely that such an insinuation can be disproved. In the present instance God vindicates his servant, and covers the adversary with shame, as the other adversaries and calumniators of righteousness will be covered at the last day. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Satanהַשָּׂטָ֛ן (haś·śā·ṭān) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7854: An opponent -- Satan, the arch-enemy of good answered וַיַּ֧עַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “Does Job אִיּ֖וֹב (’î·yō·wḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch fear יָרֵ֥א (yā·rê) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten God אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative for nothing? הַֽחִנָּ֔ם (ha·ḥin·nām) Adverb Strong's 2600: Gratis, devoid of cost, reason, advantage Links Job 1:9 NIVJob 1:9 NLT Job 1:9 ESV Job 1:9 NASB Job 1:9 KJV Job 1:9 BibleApps.com Job 1:9 Biblia Paralela Job 1:9 Chinese Bible Job 1:9 French Bible Job 1:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 1:9 Then Satan answered Yahweh and said Does (Jb) |