Job 1:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He said,“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. The LORD gives, and the LORD takes away. May the name of the LORD be blessed!”

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  • Eccl 5:15 : 15 Just as he came forth from his mother’s womb, naked will he return as he came, and he will take nothing in his hand that he may carry away from his toil.
  • Eph 5:20 : 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for each other in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
  • 1 Thess 5:18 : 18 in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Tim 6:7 : 7 For we have brought nothing into this world and so we cannot take a single thing out either.
  • Job 2:10 : 10 But he replied,“You’re talking like one of the godless women would do! Should we receive what is good from God, and not also receive what is evil?” In all this Job did not sin by what he said.
  • 1 Sam 2:7 : 7 The LORD impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts.
  • Jas 1:17 : 17 All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.
  • Matt 20:15 : 15 Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
  • Gen 3:19 : 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return.”
  • Eccl 5:19 : 19 To every man whom God has given wealth, and possessions, he has also given him the ability to eat from them, to receive his reward and to find enjoyment in his toil; these things are the gift of God.
  • Eccl 12:7 : 7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the life’s breath returns to God who gave it.
  • Ps 49:17 : 17 For he will take nothing with him when he dies; his wealth will not follow him down into the grave.
  • Isa 45:7 : 7 I am the one who forms light and creates darkness; the one who brings about peace and creates calamity. I am the LORD, who accomplishes all these things.
  • Lam 3:38 : 38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes– both calamity and blessing?
  • Amos 3:6 : 6 If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear? If disaster overtakes a city, is the LORD not responsible?
  • Ps 89:38-52 : 38 But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king. 39 You have repudiated your covenant with your servant; you have thrown his crown to the ground. 40 You have broken down all his walls; you have made his strongholds a heap of ruins. 41 All who pass by have robbed him; he has become an object of disdain to his neighbors. 42 You have allowed his adversaries to be victorious, and all his enemies to rejoice. 43 You turn back his sword from the adversary, and have not sustained him in battle. 44 You have brought to an end his splendor, and have knocked his throne to the ground. 45 You have cut short his youth, and have covered him with shame.(Selah) 46 How long, O LORD, will this last? Will you remain hidden forever? Will your anger continue to burn like fire? 47 Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal? 48 No man can live on without experiencing death, or deliver his life from the power of Sheol.(Selah) 49 Where are your earlier faithful deeds, O Lord, the ones performed in accordance with your reliable oath to David? 50 Take note, O Lord, of the way your servants are taunted, and of how I must bear so many insults from people! 51 Your enemies, O LORD, hurl insults; they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps. 52 The LORD deserves praise forevermore! We agree! We agree!
  • Isa 24:15 : 15 So in the east extol the LORD, along the seacoasts extol the fame of the LORD God of Israel.
  • Isa 42:24 : 24 Who handed Jacob over to the robber? Who handed Israel over to the looters? Was it not the LORD, against whom we sinned? They refused to follow his commands; they disobeyed his law.
  • Gen 30:2 : 2 Jacob became furious with Rachel and exclaimed,“Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”
  • Gen 45:5 : 5 Now, do not be upset and do not be angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me ahead of you to preserve life!
  • Ps 34:1 : 1 Written by David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, causing the king to send him away. I will praise the LORD at all times; my mouth will continually praise him.
  • Ps 39:9 : 9 I am silent and cannot open my mouth because of what you have done.
  • 1 Sam 3:18 : 18 So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli said,“The LORD will do what he pleases.”
  • 2 Sam 16:12 : 12 Perhaps the LORD will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.”
  • 1 Kgs 12:15 : 15 The king refused to listen to the people, because the LORD was instigating this turn of events so that he might bring to pass the prophetic announcement he had made through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.
  • 2 Kgs 20:19 : 19 Hezekiah said to Isaiah,“The LORD’s message which you have announced is appropriate.” Then he added,“At least there will be peace and stability during my lifetime.”
  • Job 1:11 : 11 But extend your hand and strike everything he has, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!”
  • Acts 4:28 : 28 to do as much as your power and your plan had decided beforehand would happen.

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