Job 2:1-6
Summary for Job 2:1-3: 2:1-3 a This scene is an exact repetition of the scene presented in 1:6-8 b.2:3 c The phrase without cause (Hebrew khinnam) is a wordplay on Satan’s question in 1:9 d.
2:5 e take away his health (literally strike his flesh and bones): Bones were thought to be the seat of health.
2:6 f spare (literally guard/watch over): God ironically made Satan responsible for guarding Job’s life (cp. 10:13-14 g; 13:27 h; 33:11 i).
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