Job 1:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Hast thou set thy heart against My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God, and turning aside from evil?'

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  • Job 1:1 : 1 A man there hath been in the land of Uz -- Job his name -- and that man hath been perfect and upright -- both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.
  • Job 2:3 : 3 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Hast thou set thy heart unto My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God and turning aside from evil? and still he is keeping hold on his integrity, and thou dost move Me against him to swallow him up for nought!'
  • 2 Kgs 23:25 : 25 And like him there hath not been before him a king who turned back unto Jehovah with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses, and after him there hath none risen like him.
  • Num 12:7-8 : 7 not so My servant Moses; in all My house he `is' stedfast; 8 mouth unto mouth I speak with him, and `by' an appearance, and not in riddles; and the form of Jehovah he beholdeth attentively; and wherefore have ye not been afraid to speak against My servant -- against Moses?'
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of Jehovah `is' to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.
  • Isa 1:16 : 16 Wash ye, make ye pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before Mine eyes, Cease to do evil, learn to do good.
  • Isa 42:1 : 1 Lo, My servant, I take hold on him, My chosen one -- My soul hath accepted, I have put My Spirit upon him, Judgment to nations he bringeth forth.
  • Ezek 40:4 : 4 and the man speaketh unto me: `Son of man, see with thine eyes, And with thine ears hear, And set thy heart to all that I am shewing thee, For, in order to shew `it' thee, Thou hast been brought in hither, Declare all that thou art seeing to the house of Israel.'
  • Luke 23:39-40 : 39 And one of the evil-doers who were hanged, was speaking evil of him, saying, `If thou be the Christ, save thyself and us.' 40 And the other answering, was rebuking him, saying, `Dost thou not even fear God, that thou art in the same judgment?
  • John 1:47 : 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming unto him, and he saith concerning him, `Lo, truly an Israelite, in whom guile is not;'
  • Josh 1:7 : 7 `Only, be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded thee; thou dost not turn aside from it right or left, so that thou dost act wisely in every `place' whither thou goest;
  • 1 Kgs 4:30-31 : 30 and the wisdom of Solomon is greater than the wisdom of any of the sons of the east, and than all the wisdom of Egypt; 31 and he is wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol, and his name is in all the nations round about.
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 the former governors who `are' before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people -- and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.
  • Job 8:20 : 20 Lo, God doth not reject the perfect, Nor taketh hold on the hand of evil doers.
  • Job 9:22-23 : 22 It is the same thing, therefore I said, `The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.' 23 If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.
  • Job 12:4 : 4 A laughter to his friend I am: `He calleth to God, and He answereth him,' A laughter `is' the perfect righteous one.
  • Job 17:8-9 : 8 Astonished are the upright at this, And the innocent against the profane Stirreth himself up. 9 And the righteous layeth hold `on' his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.
  • Job 23:11-12 : 11 On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside, 12 The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.
  • Job 34:14 : 14 If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.
  • Job 42:7-8 : 7 And it cometh to pass after Jehovah's speaking these words unto Job, that Jehovah saith unto Eliphaz the Temanite, `Burned hath Mine anger against thee, and against thy two friends, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job. 8 And now, take to you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go ye unto My servant Job, and ye have caused a burnt-offering to ascend for you; and Job My servant doth pray for you, for surely his face I accept, so as not to do with you folly, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job.
  • Ps 18:23 : 23 And I am perfect with him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
  • Ps 34:14 : 14 Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.
  • Ps 36:1 : 1 To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, `Fear of God is not before his eyes,
  • Ps 37:27 : 27 Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell to the age.
  • Ps 84:11 : 11 For a sun and a shield `is' Jehovah God, Grace and honour doth Jehovah give. He withholdeth not good To those walking in uprightness.
  • Ps 89:20 : 20 I have found David My servant, With My holy oil I have anointed him.
  • Num 12:3 : 3 And the man Moses `is' very humble, more than any of the men who `are' on the face of the ground.

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  • Job 2:1-7
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    1 And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst to station himself by Jehovah.

    2 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Whence camest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down in it.'

    3 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Hast thou set thy heart unto My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God and turning aside from evil? and still he is keeping hold on his integrity, and thou dost move Me against him to swallow him up for nought!'

    4 And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.

    5 Yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike unto his bone and unto his flesh -- if not: unto Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

    6 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Lo, he `is' in thy hand; only his life take care of.'

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  • Job 1:9-12
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    9 And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `For nought is Job fearing God?

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    11 The work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath -- if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

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  • Job 1:5-7
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    5 and it cometh to pass, when they have gone round the days of the banquet, that Job doth send and sanctify them, and hath risen early in the morning, and caused to ascend burnt-offerings -- the number of them all -- for Job said, `Perhaps my sons have sinned, yet blessed God in their heart.' Thus doth Job all the days.

    6 And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst.

    7 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Whence comest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down on it.'

  • 1 A man there hath been in the land of Uz -- Job his name -- and that man hath been perfect and upright -- both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.

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    7 And it cometh to pass after Jehovah's speaking these words unto Job, that Jehovah saith unto Eliphaz the Temanite, `Burned hath Mine anger against thee, and against thy two friends, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job.

    8 And now, take to you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go ye unto My servant Job, and ye have caused a burnt-offering to ascend for you; and Job My servant doth pray for you, for surely his face I accept, so as not to do with you folly, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job.

  • Job 1:20-22
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    20 And Job riseth, and rendeth his robe, and shaveth his head, and falleth to the earth, and doth obeisance,

    21 and he saith, `Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked I turn back thither: Jehovah hath given and Jehovah hath taken: let the name of Jehovah be blessed.'

    22 In all this Job hath not sinned, nor given folly to God.

  • 13 Purer of eyes than to behold evil, To look on perverseness Thou art not able, Why dost Thou behold the treacherous? Thou keepest silent when the wicked Doth swallow the more righteous than he,

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  • 2 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary: `Jehovah doth push against thee, O Adversary, Yea, push against thee doth Jehovah, Who is fixing on Jerusalem, Is not this a brand delivered from fire?'

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  • 14 Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.

  • 10 None so fierce that he doth awake him, And who `is' he before Me stationeth himself?

  • 1 And Job answereth and saith: --

  • 10 And he saith unto her, `As one of the foolish women speaketh, thou speakest; yea, the good we receive from God, and the evil we do not receive.' In all this Job hath not sinned with his lips.

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  • 28 And He saith to man: -- `Lo, fear of the Lord, that `is' wisdom, And to turn from evil `is' understanding.'

  • 7 Who `is' a man like Job? He drinketh scoffing like water,

  • 1 And Job answereth and saith: --

  • 13 For thou turnest against God thy spirit? And hast brought out words from thy mouth:

  • 33 There is not on the earth his like, That is made without terror.

  • 13 Let no one say, being tempted -- `From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one,

  • 1 And Job addeth to lift up his simile, and saith: --

  • 20 Lo, God doth not reject the perfect, Nor taketh hold on the hand of evil doers.

  • 1 And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, `Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'

  • 17 `Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?

  • 1 And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and `to' all my words give ear.