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World English Bible

Job 2 (WEBP)

[1] Again, on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan came also among them to present himself before Yahweh.
[2] Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth on the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
[3] Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause.”
[4] Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
[5] But stretch out your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face.”
[6] Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life.”
[7] So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh, and struck Job with painful sores from the sole of his foot to his head.
[8] He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.
[9] Then his wife said to him, “Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die.”
[10] But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job didn’t sin with his lips.
[11] Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.
[12] When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn’t recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky.
[13] So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Job 2 (KJVS)

[1] 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.
[2] 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.
[3] 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.
[4] And Satan answered () the Lord, and said, () Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give () for his life.
[5] But put forth () thine hand now, and touch () his bone and his flesh, and he will curse () thee to thy face.
[6] And the Lord said () unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save () his life.
[7] 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.
[8] And he took () him a potsherd to scrape () himself withal; and he sat down () among the ashes.
[9] Then said () his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain () thine integrity? curse () God, and die. ()
[10] 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.
[11] 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.
[12] 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.
[13] 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. ()

Job 2:3 Heb. to swallow him up
Job 2:6 Or, only

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Job 2 (BYZ)

[1] εγενετο δε ως η ημερα αυτη και ηλθον οι αγγελοι του θεου παραστηναι εναντι κυριου και ο διαβολος ηλθεν εν μεσω αυτων παραστηναι εναντιον του κυριου
[2] και ειπεν ο κυριος τω διαβολω ποθεν συ ερχη τοτε ειπεν ο διαβολος ενωπιον του κυριου διαπορευθεις την υπ ουρανον και εμπεριπατησας την συμπασαν παρειμι
[3] ειπεν δε ο κυριος προς τον διαβολον προσεσχες ουν τω θεραποντι μου ιωβ οτι ουκ εστιν κατ αυτον των επι της γης ανθρωπος ακακος αληθινος αμεμπτος θεοσεβης απεχομενος απο παντος κακου ετι δε εχεται ακακιας συ δε ειπας τα υπαρχοντα αυτου δια κενης απολεσαι
[4] υπολαβων δε ο διαβολος ειπεν τω κυριω δερμα υπερ δερματος οσα υπαρχει ανθρωπω υπερ της ψυχης αυτου εκτεισει
[5] ου μην δε αλλα αποστειλας την χειρα σου αψαι των οστων αυτου και των σαρκων αυτου ει μην εις προσωπον σε ευλογησει
[6] ειπεν δε ο κυριος τω διαβολω ιδου παραδιδωμι σοι αυτον μονον την ψυχην αυτου διαφυλαξον
[7] εξηλθεν δε ο διαβολος απο του κυριου και επαισεν τον ιωβ ελκει πονηρω απο ποδων εως κεφαλης
[8] και ελαβεν οστρακον ινα τον ιχωρα ξυη και εκαθητο επι της κοπριας εξω της πολεως
[9] χρονου δε πολλου προβεβηκοτος ειπεν αυτω η γυνη αυτου μεχρι τινος καρτερησεις λεγων (2:9Α) ιδου αναμενω χρονον ετι μικρον προσδεχομενος την ελπιδα της σωτηριας μου (2:9Β) ιδου γαρ ηφανισται σου το μνημοσυνον απο της γης υιοι και θυγατερες εμης κοιλιας ωδινες και πονοι ους εις το κενον εκοπιασα μετα μοχθων (2:9Χ) συ τε αυτος εν σαπρια σκωληκων καθησαι διανυκτερευων αιθριος (2:9Δ) καγω πλανητις και λατρις τοπον εκ τοπου περιερχομενη και οικιαν εξ οικιας προσδεχομενη τον ηλιον ποτε δυσεται ινα αναπαυσωμαι των μοχθων και των οδυνων αι με νυν συνεχουσιν (2:9Ε) αλλα ειπον τι ρημα εις κυριον και τελευτα
[10] ο δε εμβλεψας ειπεν αυτη ωσπερ μια των αφρονων γυναικων ελαλησας ει τα αγαθα εδεξαμεθα εκ χειρος κυριου τα κακα ουχ υποισομεν εν πασιν τουτοις τοις συμβεβηκοσιν αυτω ουδεν ημαρτεν ιωβ τοις χειλεσιν εναντιον του θεου
[11] ακουσαντες δε οι τρεις φιλοι αυτου τα κακα παντα τα επελθοντα αυτω παρεγενοντο εκαστος εκ της ιδιας χωρας προς αυτον ελιφας ο θαιμανων βασιλευς βαλδαδ ο σαυχαιων τυραννος σωφαρ ο μιναιων βασιλευς και παρεγενοντο προς αυτον ομοθυμαδον του παρακαλεσαι και επισκεψασθαι αυτον
[12] ιδοντες δε αυτον πορρωθεν ουκ επεγνωσαν και βοησαντες φωνη μεγαλη εκλαυσαν ρηξαντες εκαστος την εαυτου στολην και καταπασαμενοι γην
[13] παρεκαθισαν αυτω επτα ημερας και επτα νυκτας και ουδεις αυτων ελαλησεν εωρων γαρ την πληγην δεινην ουσαν και μεγαλην σφοδρα

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.