Parallel Verses

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.

New American Standard Bible

Have You not made a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

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 him, his household, and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

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.

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.

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 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?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Hast not thou made an hedge
שׂוּך 
Suwk 
Usage: 3

about him, and about
בּעד 
B@`ad 
at, for, by, over, upon, about, up, through
Usage: 104

בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

and about all that he hath on every side
סביבה סביב 
Cabiyb 
Usage: 334

thou hast blessed
בּרך 
Barak 
Usage: 330

the work
מעשׂה 
Ma`aseh 
Usage: 234

of his hands
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

מקנה 
Miqneh 
Usage: 76

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Context Readings

Job's Character And Greatness

9 And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Does Job fear God for nothing? 10 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. 11 But put forth Your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse You to Your face.

Cross References

Psalm 34:7

The Angel of Jehovah camps round about those who 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 Jehovah came to 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 Jehovah blessed him.

Genesis 30:30

For you had little before I came, and it has now increased to a multitude. And Jehovah 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 many flocks, and maidservants, and male servants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis 39:5

And it happened from the time he had made him overseer in his house, and over all he had, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake. And the blessing of Jehovah was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field.

Genesis 49:25

by the God of your father, who shall help you. And may the Almighty 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 to your fathers to give you.

Deuteronomy 28:2-6

And all these blessings shall come on you and overtake you, if you will listen to the voice of Jehovah your God.

Deuteronomy 33:11

O, Jehovah, bless his strength, and accept the work of his hands. Strike through the loins of those who rise against him, and of those who hate him, that they should not rise again.

Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And He shall throw the enemy out from before you, and shall say, Destroy!

1 Samuel 25:16

They were a wall to us both by night and day all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

Job 1:3

And his possessions were seven thousand sheep and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, 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 curds, and the rock poured out rivers of oil for me;

Job 42:12

And Jehovah blessed the latter days of Job more than the beginning. For he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

Psalm 5:12

For You; O Jehovah, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield.

Psalm 71:21

You will increase my greatness and surround and comfort me on every side.

Psalm 80:12

Why have You broken down its hedges, so that all those who pass by the way pluck it?

Psalm 90:17

And let the beauty of Jehovah our God be on us; and establish the work of our hands on us; yea, the work of our hands, establish it.

Psalm 107:38

He also blesses them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and does not allow their cattle to become few.

Psalm 128:1-4

A Song of degrees. Blessed is everyone who fears Jehovah, who walks in His ways.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of Jehovah itself makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.

Isaiah 5:2

And He fenced it, and gathered out the stones of it, and planted it with choice vines, and built a tower in its midst, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and He looked for it to produce grapes. And it produced 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

And I, says Jehovah, will be to her a wall of fire all around, and will be the glory in her midst.

Zechariah 2:8

For so says Jehovah of Hosts: He has sent me after glory, to the nations who stripped you; for he who touches you touches the pupil of His eye.

1 Peter 1:5

by the power of God, having been kept through faith to a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time;

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