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Job

Explores the themes of suffering and faith through the story of Job, a man tested by losing everything.

Chapter 2

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1
KJV: Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
Geneva: And on a day the children of God came and stood before the Lord, and Satan came also among them, and stoode before the Lord.
2
KJV: And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Geneva: Then the Lord sayde vnto Satan, Whence commest thou? And Satan answered the Lorde, and sayd, From compassing the earth to and fro, and from walking in it.
3
KJV: 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.
Geneva: And the Lord sayd vnto Satan, Hast thou not considered my seruant Iob, how none is like him in the earth? an vpright and iust man, one that feareth God, and escheweth euill? for yet he continueth in his vprightnesse, although thou mouedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
4
KJV: And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Geneva: And Satan answered the Lorde, and sayde, Skin for skin, and all that euer a man hath, will he giue for his life.
5
KJV: But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Geneva: But stretch now out thine hand, and touch his bones and his flesh, to see if he will not blaspheme thee to thy face.
6
KJV: And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
Geneva: Then the Lorde said vnto Satan, Lo, he is in thine hand, but saue his life.
7
KJV: So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Geneva: So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord, and smote Iob with sore boyles, from the sole of his foote vnto his crowne.
8
KJV: And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
Geneva: And he tooke a potsharde to scrape him, and he sate downe among the ashes.
9
KJV: Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
Geneva: Then said his wife vnto him, Doest thou continue yet in thine vprightnes? Blaspheme God, and dye.
10
KJV: 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.
Geneva: But he said vnto her, Thou speakest like a foolish woman: what? shall we receiue good at the hande of God, and not receiue euill? In all this did not Iob sinne with his lippes.
11
KJV: Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
Geneva: Nowe when Iobs three friends heard of all this euill that was come vpon him, they came euery one from his owne place, to wit, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they were agreed together to come to lament with him, and to comfort him.
12
KJV: And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
Geneva: So when they lift vp their eyes a farre off, they knewe him not: therefore they lift vp their voyces and wept, and euery one of them rent his garment, and sprinkled dust vpon their heads toward the heauen.
13
KJV: So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Geneva: So they sate by him vpon the ground seuen dayes, and seuen nights, and none spake a worde vnto him: for they sawe, that the griefe was very great.
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