Parallel Verses
King James 2000
Have not you made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he has on every side? you have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions are increased in the land.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Holman Bible
Haven’t You placed a hedge around
International Standard Version
Haven't you surrounded him with a fence on all sides, around his house, and around all that he owns? You have blessed everything he puts his hands on and you have increased his livestock in the land.
A Conservative Version
Have thou not made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he has, on every side? Thou have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
American Standard Version
Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Amplified
Have You not put a hedge [of protection] around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands [and conferred prosperity and happiness upon him], and his possessions have increased in the land.
Bible in Basic English
Have you yourself not put a wall round him and his house and all he has on every side, blessing the work of his hands, and increasing his cattle in the land?
Darby Translation
Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is spread abroad in the land.
Julia Smith Translation
Didst thou, not hedge about him and about his house, and about all that is to him from round about? Thou didst bless the work of his hands, and his possession spread abroad in the earth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Have you not put a fence around him and his household and around {all that belongs to him} {on every side}? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock has increased in the land.
Modern King James verseion
Have You not made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock have increased in the land.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Hast thou not preserved him, his house, and all his substance on every side? Hast thou not blessed the work of his hands? Is not his possession increased in the land?
NET Bible
Have you not made a hedge around him and his household and all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock have increased in the land.
New Heart English Bible
Haven't you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
The Emphasized Bible
Hast not, thou thyself, made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? The work of his hands, thou hast blessed, and, his substance, hath broken forth in the land.
Webster
Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
World English Bible
Haven't you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
Youngs Literal Translation
Hast not Thou made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he hath -- round about?
Themes
false Accusation » Incidents illustrative of » Satan falsely accuses job
Adversary » Power of » Slandering saints
Blessing » Temporal » From God » Examples of » To job
Defense » Who the lord defends
Falsehood » Instances of » Satan » In impugning job's motives for being righteous
hands » Saints blessed in the work of
Hedges » Illustrative » Of God's protection
Motive » Misunderstood » Job's, in his righteousness
Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Slandering saints
Satan's » Work » Slandering saints
Selfishness » Saints falsely accused of
Serpent » Power of » Slandering saints
Temptation » Permitted as a trial of » Disinterestedness
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 1:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Character And Greatness
9 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Does Job fear God for nothing? 10 Have not you made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he has on every side? you have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions are increased in the land. 11 But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 34:7
The angel of the LORD encamps round about them that fear him, and delivers them.
Job 31:25
If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceeding great reward.
Genesis 26:12
Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year a hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.
Genesis 30:30
For it was little which you had before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD has blessed you since my coming: and now when shall I provide for my own house also?
Genesis 30:43
And the man increased exceedingly, and had large flocks, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and donkeys.
Genesis 39:5
And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
Genesis 49:25
Even by the God of your father, who shall help you; and by the Almighty, who shall bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
Deuteronomy 7:13
And he will love you, and bless you, and multiply you: he will also bless the fruit of your womb, and the fruit of your land, your grain, and your wine, and your oil, the increase of your cattle, and the flocks of your sheep, in the land which he swore unto your fathers to give you.
Deuteronomy 28:2-6
And all these blessings shall come on you, and overtake you, if you shall hearken unto the voice of the LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 33:11
Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: strike the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
Deuteronomy 33:27
The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before you; and shall say, Destroy them.
1 Samuel 25:16
They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
Job 1:3
His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
Job 29:6
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
Job 42:12
So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.
Psalm 5:12
For you, LORD, will bless the righteous; with favor will you surround him with a shield.
Psalm 71:21
You shall increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side.
Psalm 80:12
Why have you then broken down its hedges, so that all they who pass by the way do pluck its fruit?
Psalm 90:17
And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish you the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish it.
Psalm 107:38
He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and permits not their cattle to decrease.
Psalm 128:1-4
[A song of ascents.] Blessed is every one that fears the LORD; that walks in his ways.
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it.
Isaiah 5:2
And he dug it, and gathered out its stones, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress in it: and he expected that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.
Isaiah 5:5
And now; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; and break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down:
Zechariah 2:5
For I, says the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Zechariah 2:8
For thus says the LORD of hosts; After his glory has he sent me unto the nations which plundered you: for he that touches you touches the apple of his eye.
1 Peter 1:5
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.