Job 2 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 But it happened that, on a certain day, when the sons of God had arrived and they stood before the Lord, Satan likewise arrived among them, and he stood in his sight. Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD. On another day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before him.
2 So the Lord said to Satan, “Where do you come from?” Answering, he said, “I have circled the land, and walked around in it.” And the LORD said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the LORD and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” And the LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”
3 And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you not considered my servant, Job, that there is no one like him in the land, a simple and honest man, fearing God and withdrawing from evil, and still retaining his innocence? Yet you have stirred me against him, so that I would afflict him to no purpose.” And 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, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason.” Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”
4 Answering him, Satan said, “Skin for skin; and everything that a man has, he will give for his life. Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has for his own life.
5 Yet send your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and then you will see whether or not he blesses you to your face.” But stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.” But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.”
6 Therefore, the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but even so, spare his life.” And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.” The LORD said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life.”
7 And so, Satan departed from the face of the Lord and he struck Job with a very serious ulcer from the sole of the foot all the way to the crown of his head. So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
8 So he took a shard of earthenware and scraped the discharge, while sitting on a heap of refuse. And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes. Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.
9 But his wife said to him, “Do you still continue in your simplicity? Bless God and die.” Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.” His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!”
10 He said to her, “You have spoken like one of the foolish wives. If we accepted good things from the hand of God, why should we not accept bad things?” In all this, Job did not sin with his lips. 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. 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.
11 And so, three friends of Job, hearing about all the evil that had befallen him, arrived, each one from his own place, Eliphaz the Themanite, and Baldad the Suhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had agreed to come together to visit and console him. Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy and comfort him. When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him.
12 And when they had raised up their eyes from a distance, they did not recognize him, and, crying out, they wept, and, tearing their garments, they scattered dust over their heads into the sky. And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads toward heaven. When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him; they began to weep aloud, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads.
13 And they sat with him on the ground for seven day and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his sorrow was very great. And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great. Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was.
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