Job 2 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Job Loses His Health

1 Again, there was a day ^H3117 when the sons ^H1121 of God ^H430 came ^H935 to present ^H3320 themselves before ^H5921 the LORD ^H3068, and [fn]Satan ^H7854 also ^H1571 came ^H935 among ^H8432 them to present ^H3320 himself before ^H5921 the LORD ^H3068.

2 The LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 to Satan ^H7854, “Where ^H335 have you come ^H935 from?” Then Satan ^H7854 answered ^H6030 the LORD ^H3068 and said ^H559, “From roaming ^H7751 about ^H7751 on the earth ^H776 and walking ^H1980 around ^H1980 on it.” 3 The LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 to Satan ^H7854, “Have you [fn]considered ^{H7760 H3820 H5921} My servant ^H5650 Job ^H347? For there ^H369 is ^H369 no ^H369 one ^H369 like ^H3644 him on the earth ^H776, a blameless ^H8535 and upright ^H3477 man ^H376 [fn]fearing ^H3372 God ^H430 and turning ^H5493 away ^H5493 from evil ^H7451. And he still ^H5750 holds ^H2388 firm ^H2388 to his integrity ^H8538, although you incited ^H5496 Me against him to [fn]ruin ^H1104 him without ^H2600 cause ^H2600.” 4 Satan ^H7854 answered ^H6030 the LORD ^H3068 and said ^H559, “Skin ^H5785 for skin ^H5785! Yes, all ^H3605 that a man ^H376 has, he will give ^H5414 for his life ^H5315. 5 However ^H199, reach ^H7971 out ^H7971 with Your hand ^H3027 now ^H4994, and touch ^H5060 his bone ^H6106 and his flesh ^H1320; he will curse ^H1288 You to Your face ^H6440!” 6 So the LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 to Satan ^H7854, “Behold ^H2009, he is in your [fn]power ^H3027, only ^H389 spare ^H8104 his life ^H5315.”

7 Then Satan ^H7854 went ^H3318 out ^H3318 from the presence ^H6440 of the LORD ^H3068 and struck ^H5221 Job ^H347 with severe ^H7451 boils ^H7822 from the sole ^H3709 of his foot ^H7272 to the top ^H6936 of ^H6936 his head ^H6936. 8 And Job took ^H3947 a piece ^H2789 of ^H2789 pottery ^H2789 to scrape ^H1623 himself while he was sitting ^H3427 in ^H8432 the ashes ^H665.

9 Then his wife ^H802 said ^H559 to him, “Do you still ^H5750 hold ^H2388 firm ^H2388 your integrity ^H8538? Curse ^H1288 God ^H430 and die ^H4191!” 10 But he said ^H559 to her, “You are speaking ^H1696 as one ^H259 of the foolish ^H5036 women ^H5036 speaks ^H1696. Shall we actually ^H1571 accept ^H6901 good ^H2896 from God ^H430 but not accept ^H6901 adversity ^H7451?” Despite all ^H3605 this ^H2088, Job ^H347 did not sin ^H2398 with his lips ^H8193.

11 Now when Job’s ^H347 three ^H7969 friends ^H7453 heard ^H8085 about all ^H3605 this ^H2088 adversity ^H7451 that had come ^H935 upon ^H935 him, they came ^H935, each ^H376 one ^H376 from his own place ^H4725—Eliphaz ^H464 the Temanite ^H8489, Bildad ^H1085 the Shuhite ^H7747, and Zophar ^H6691 the Naamathite ^H5284; and they made ^H3259 an ^H3259 appointment ^H3259 together ^H3162 to come ^H935 to sympathize ^H5110 with him and comfort ^H5162 him. 12 When they [fn]looked ^H5375 H5869 from a distance ^H7350 and did not recognize ^H5234 him, they raised ^H5375 their voices ^H6963 and wept ^H1058. And each ^H376 of them tore ^H7167 his robe ^H4598, and they threw ^H2236 dust ^H6083 over ^H5921 their heads ^H7218 toward the sky ^H8064. 13 Then they sat ^H3427 down ^H3427 on the ground ^H776 with him for seven ^H7651 days ^H3117 and seven ^H7651 nights ^H3915, with no ^H369 one ^H369 speaking ^H1696 a word ^H1697 to him, for they saw ^H7200 that his pain ^H3511 was ^H1431 very ^H3966 great ^H1431.