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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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American Standard Version
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job .
And this
man was blameless
and upright, fearing
God and shunning
evil.
There was a man in the land of Uz ,
whose name was Job ;
and that
man was perfect
and upright, and
one
that
feared
God ,
and turned
away
from
evil.
He
had
seven sons and three daughters ,
And
there
were
born
unto
him
seven sons and three daughters .
and
he
owned
7,000
sheep, 3,000
camels, 500
yoke of oxen, 500
female
donkeys
, and a very large
number
of
servants.
Job
was the greatest man
of all the people
of the East.
His
substance
also
was
seven
thousand
sheep, and
three
thousand
camels, and
five
hundred
yoke of oxen, and
five
hundred
she-asses
, and a very great
household;
so
that
this
man
was the greatest of all the children
of the east.
Job’s
sons would
take
turns
holding
feasts
in their
homes,
and they would
invite
their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
And
his
sons went
and
held
a
feast
in the
house
of
each
one
upon
his
day;
and they sent
and
called
for
their three sisters to eat and to
drink with them.
And when the days of feasting were over
, Job would
send
for
his
children
to
purify
them, rising
early in the morning to
offer
burnt offerings for
all
of them .
For Job thought
, “Perhaps
my children
have sinned and cursed
God in their hearts. ”
This
was
Job’s
regular
practice
.
And it
was
so,
when the days of their
feasting were gone
about
, that
Job sent
and
sanctified
them, and
rose
up
early in the morning ,
and
offered
burnt -
offerings according
to
the
number
of them all:
for Job said
, It
may
be
that
my sons
have sinned ,
and renounced
God in their hearts. Thus
did
Job
continually
.
One
day the sons of God came to present themselves before the
LORD
, and
Satan also came with
them.
Now
it
came
to
pass
on
the
day when
the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah
, that
Satan also came among
them.
“Where
have
you
come
from?”
said the
LORD
to
Satan .
“
From roaming
through
the earth, ”
he
replied,
“
and walking back
and forth
in it. ”
And
Jehovah
said unto
Satan ,
Whence
comest
thou?
Then
Satan
answered
Jehovah,
and
said,
From going
to
and
fro
in
the earth, and from
walking up
and down
in it.
Then
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. ”
And
Jehovah
said unto
Satan, Hast
thou
considered my servant Job? for there is none
like him in
the
earth
, a perfect
and an
upright man
, one
that
feareth
God ,
and turneth
away
from
evil.
Satan answered the
LORD
, “Does
Job fear God for nothing
?
Then
Satan answered Jehovah
, and
said,
Doth
Job fear God for nought
?
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.
Hast
not thou
made
a hedge about
him ,
and about
his house,
and about
all that he hath,
on
every
side
? thou
hast
blessed the work of his hands, and his substance
is
increased in the land.
But stretch
out
Your
hand and strike
all that he has
, and he will surely
curse
You
to Your
face. ”
But put
forth
thy
hand now,
and touch
all that he hath
, and he will renounce
thee
to thy
face.
“Very
well,”
said the
LORD
to
Satan .
“Everything
he has
is in your
hands,
but
you
must
not lay
a
hand on
the
man
himself
. ”
Then
Satan went out
from the presence of the
LORD
.
And
Jehovah
said unto
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 Jehovah
.
One
day ,
while
Job’s
sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest
brother’s
house,
And
it
fell
on
a
day when
his
sons and his
daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest
brother's
house,
a messenger came
and
reported
to
Job :
“While
the oxen were plowing and the donkeys
were
grazing
nearby,
that
there
came
a messenger unto
Job ,
and
said,
The oxen were plowing ,
and the asses
feeding
beside
them;
the Sabeans swooped
down
and took them away .
They put
the servants to
the sword ,
and I alone
have
escaped to tell you!”
and
the Sabeans fell
`upon
them',
and took them away :
yea,
they have
slain
the servants with
the edge
of
the
sword ;
and I only
am
escaped alone
to tell thee.
While he was still
speaking, another
messenger
came and reported:
“
The fire of God fell
from heaven .
It
burned
and consumed
the sheep and the servants, and I alone
have
escaped to tell you!”
While he was yet
speaking, there
came also
another,
and said,
The fire of God is
fallen
from heaven ,
and hath
burned
up
the sheep and the servants, and consumed
them;
and
I only
am
escaped alone
to tell thee.
While he was still
speaking, another
messenger
came and reported:
“
The Chaldeans formed
three bands, raided
the camels, and took
them away .
They
put
the servants to
the sword ,
and I alone
have
escaped to tell you!”
While he was yet
speaking, there
came also
another,
and said,
The Chaldeans made
three bands, and
fell
upon
the camels, and have
taken
them away ,
yea,
and
slain
the servants with
the edge
of
the
sword ;
and I only
am
escaped alone
to tell thee.
While he was still
speaking, another
messenger
came and reported:
“Your
sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest
brother’s
house ,
While he was yet
speaking, there
came also
another,
and said,
Thy
sons and thy
daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest
brother's
house ;
when
suddenly
a mighty
wind swept
in
from the desert
and struck
the four corners of the house .
It collapsed
on
the young people
and they are dead ,
and I alone
have
escaped to tell you!”
and,
behold,
there
came
a great
wind from the wilderness,
and smote
the four corners of the house ,
and
it fell
upon
the young men,
and they are dead ;
and I only
am
escaped alone
to tell thee.
Then Job stood
up
, tore
his robe, and shaved his head .
He
fell to
the ground and
worshiped
,
Then Job arose
, and
rent
his robe, and shaved his head ,
and
fell down
upon
the ground, and
worshipped;
saying:
“
Naked I
came from
my mother’s
womb, and naked I will
return .
The
LORD
gave, and the
LORD
has
taken away .
Blessed be the name of the
LORD
. ”
and
he
said,
Naked came I
out
of
my mother's
womb, and naked shall
I return thither:
Jehovah
gave, and Jehovah
hath
taken away ;
blessed be the name of Jehovah
.
In all this ,
Job did
not sin
or
charge
God with
wrongdoing
.
In all this Job sinned
not ,
nor
charged
God foolishly
.
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