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Chapter 1
- 1:1
- 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 eschewed evil.
- 1:2
- And there were born unto him seven
sons and three daughters.
- 1:3
- 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 men of the east.
- 1:4
- And his sons went and feasted in
their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three
sisters to eat and to drink with them.
- 1:5
- 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 cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
- 1:6
- Now there was a day when the sons
of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also
among them.
- 1:7
- And the LORD said unto Satan,
Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going
to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
- 1:8
- 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?
- 1:9
- Then Satan answered the LORD, and
said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
- 1:10
- Hast not thou made an 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.
- 1:11
- But put forth thine hand now, and
touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
- 1:12
- And the LORD said unto Satan,
Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not
forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
- 1:13
- And there was a day when his sons
and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest
brother's house:
- 1:14
- And there came a messenger unto
Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside
them:
- 1:15
- 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.
- 1:16
- 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.
- 1:17
- While he was yet speaking, there
came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and
fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the
servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to
tell thee.
- 1:18
- 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:
- 1:19
- 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.
- 1:20
- Then Job arose, and rent his
mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and
worshipped,
- 1:21
- And said, Naked came I out of my
mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and
the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
- 1:22
- In all this Job sinned not, nor
charged God foolishly.
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