Job 2

CHAPTER 2 The Devil Touches Job's Health

1 And it came to pass as this day occurred, and [⁴came ¹the ²sons ³of God] to stand before the lord. And the devil came in the midst of them to stand before the lord. 2 And [³said ¹the ² lord] to the devil, From what place come you? Then [³said ¹the ²devil] before the lord, Traveling over the place under heaven, and walking about the whole the place at hand. 3 [⁴said ¹And ²the ³ lord] to the devil, Have you taken heed then to my attendant Job, that there is not according to him of the ones upon the earth, a man not wicked, true, blameless, godly, and at a distance from all evil? But still he has innocence, but you spoke [²his substance ³without cause ¹to destroy]. 4 [⁴undertaking ¹But ²the ³devil], said to the lord, Skin for skin, and all as much as exists to a man [²for ³his life ¹he will give]. 5 But in fact, but you send your hand to touch his bones and his flesh, assuredly [²in ³your face ¹he will rave]. 6 [⁴said ¹And ²the ³ lord] to the devil, Behold, I deliver him to you, only [²his life ¹you guard]! 7 And [³went forth ¹the ²devil] from the lord, and smote Job [²sore ¹with a severe] from feet unto head. 8 And he took to himself a potsherd so as [²the ³pus ¹to scrape]; and he sat down within the ashes. 9 And [²said ³to him ¹his wife], Until how long will you persevere? But speak any word to God, and come to an end! 10 And he, looking to her said, Why as one of the foolish women did you speak? If [²the ³good things ¹we looked for] from the hand of the lord, [³the ⁴bad ¹shall we not ²endure]? In all these things, the ones coming to pass to him, not one thing Job sinned with his lips before the lord.

Job's Friends Comfort Him

11 [⁵hearing ¹And ³three ⁴friends ²his ⁷the ⁸bad things ⁶all] coming upon him, came each from their own place to him. Eliphaz the Temanite -- a king, Baldad the Shuhite -- a sovereign, Zophar the Minaean -- a king. And they came to him with one accord to comfort and visit him. 12 And seeing him at a distance, they did not recognize him. And they yelled [²voice ¹with a great], and wept, [²tearing ¹each] his own apparel, and strewing earth. 13 And they sat beside him seven days and seven nights, and not one of them spoke to him a word; for they saw the [²calamity ¹awful] being, and [²great ¹it was exceedingly].