Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!” New Living Translation His wife said to him, “Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die.” English Standard Version Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.” Berean Standard Bible Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!” King James Bible Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. New King James Version Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!” New American Standard Bible Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold firm your integrity? Curse God and die!” NASB 1995 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!” NASB 1977 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!” Legacy Standard Bible Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!” Amplified Bible Then his wife said to him, “Do you still cling to your integrity [and your faith and trust in God, without blaming Him]? Curse God and die!” Christian Standard Bible His wife said to him, “Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible His wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!” American Standard Version Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And his wife said to him: “Even now you hold to your integrity? Curse God and die! Brenton Septuagint Translation And when much time had passed, his wife said to him, How long wilt thou hold out, saying, Behold, I wait yet a little while, expecting the hope of my deliverance? for, behold, thy memorial is abolished from the earth, even thy sons and daughters, the pangs and pains of my womb which I bore in vain with sorrows; and thou thyself sittest down to spend the nights in the open air among the corruption of worms, and I am a wanderer and a servant from place to place and house to house, waiting for the setting of the sun, that I may rest from my labours and my pangs which now beset me: but say some word against the Lord, and die. Contemporary English Version his wife asked, "Why do you still trust God? Why don't you curse him and die?" Douay-Rheims Bible And his wife said to him: Dost thou still continue in thy simplicity? bless God and die. English Revised Version Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die. GOD'S WORD® Translation His wife asked him, "Are you still holding on to your principles? Curse God and die!" Good News Translation His wife said to him, "You are still as faithful as ever, aren't you? Why don't you curse God and die?" International Standard Version Then his wife told him, "Do you remain firm in your integrity? Curse God and die!" JPS Tanakh 1917 Then said his wife unto him: 'Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? blaspheme God, and die.' Literal Standard Version And his wife says to him, “You are still keeping hold on your integrity: bless God and die.” Majority Standard Bible Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!” New American Bible Then his wife said to him, “Are you still holding to your innocence? Curse God and die!” NET Bible Then his wife said to him, "Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die!" New Revised Standard Version Then his wife said to him, “Do you still persist in your integrity? Curse God, and die.” New Heart English Bible Then his wife said to him, "Do you still hold firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die." Webster's Bible Translation Then said his wife to him, Dost thou still retain thy integrity? curse God, and die. World English Bible Then his wife said to him, “Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die.” Young's Literal Translation And his wife saith to him, 'Still thou art keeping hold on thine integrity: bless God and die.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Loses His Health…8And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes. 9Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!” 10“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.… Cross References Leviticus 24:11 The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name with a curse. So they brought him to Moses. (His mother's name was Shelomith daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.) Job 2:8 And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes. Job 2:10 "You speak as a foolish woman speaks," he told her. "Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?" In all this, Job did not sin in what he said. Treasury of Scripture Then said his wife to him, Do you still retain your integrity? curse God, and die. his wife. Genesis 3:6,12 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat… 1 Kings 11:4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. retain. Job 2:3 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. Job 21:14,15 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways… 2 Kings 6:33 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer? curse God. Job 2:5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. Job 1:11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. Jump to Previous Blaspheme Bless Curse Die End Fast Firm Hold Holding Integrity Keeping Maintain Renounce Retain Righteousness WifeJump to Next Blaspheme Bless Curse Die End Fast Firm Hold Holding Integrity Keeping Maintain Renounce Retain Righteousness WifeJob 2 1. Satan, appearing again before God, obtains further leave to tempt Job.7. He afflicts him with sore boils. 9. Job reproves his wife, who moved him to curse God. 11. His three friends console with him in silence. (9) Then said his wife.--Thus it is that a man's foes are they of his own household (Micah 7:6; Matthew 10:36, &c.). The worst trial of all is when those nearest to us, instead of strengthening our hand in God and confirming our faith, conspire to destroy it.Verse 9. - Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? Job's wife had said nothing when the other calamities had taken place - then she had "refrained her tongue, and kept silence," though probably with some difficulty. Now she can endure no longer. To see her husband so afflicted, and so patient under his afflictions, is more than she can bear. Her mind is weak and ill regulated, and she suffers herself to become Satan's ally and her husband's worst enemy. It is noticeable that she urges her husband to do exactly that which Satan had suggested that he would do (Job 1:11; Job 2:5), and had evidently wished him to do, thus fighting on his side, and increasing her husband's difficulties The only other mention of her (Job 19:17) implies that she was rather a hindrance than a help to Job. Curse God, and die; i.e. "renounce God, put all regard for him away from thee, even though he kill thee for so doing." Job's wife implies that death is preferable to such a life as Job now leads and must expect to lead henceforward. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then [Job's] wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ (’iš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female said וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to him, לוֹ֙ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew “Do you still עֹדְךָ֖ (‘ō·ḏə·ḵā) Adverb | second person masculine singular Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more retain מַחֲזִ֣יק (ma·ḥă·zîq) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer your integrity? בְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָ (bə·ṯum·mā·ṯe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8538: Innocence Curse בָּרֵ֥ךְ (bā·rêḵ) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and die!” וָמֻֽת׃ (wā·muṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill Links Job 2:9 NIVJob 2:9 NLT Job 2:9 ESV Job 2:9 NASB Job 2:9 KJV Job 2:9 BibleApps.com Job 2:9 Biblia Paralela Job 2:9 Chinese Bible Job 2:9 French Bible Job 2:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 2:9 Then his wife said to him Do (Jb) |
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