Parallel Verses

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?

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 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.

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 Satan answered, and said unto the LORD, "Doth Job fear God for naught? 10 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? 11 But lay thine hand upon him a little, touch once all that he hath, and, I hold, he shall curse thee to thy face."

Cross References

Psalm 34:7

The angel of the LORD pitcheth his tent round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

Job 31:25

Have I rejoiced because my substance was great, and because my hand gat so much?

Genesis 15:1

After these deeds, the word of God came unto Abram in a vision, saying, "Fear not Abram, I am thy shield; and thy reward shall be exceeding great."

Genesis 26:12

And Isaac sowed in the land, and found in the same year a hundred bushels; for the LORD blessed him.

Genesis 30:30

For it was but little that thou hadst before I came, and now it is increased into a multitude, and the LORD hath blessed thee for my sake. But now when shall I make provision for mine own house also?"

Genesis 30:43

And the man became exceeding rich and had many sheep, maidservants, menservants, camels and asses.

Genesis 39:5

And as soon as he had made him ruler over his house and over all that he had, the LORD blessed this Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake, and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had: both in the house and also in the fields.

Genesis 49:25

Thy father's God shall help thee, and the almighty shall bless thee with blessings from heaven above, and with blessings of the water that lieth under, and with blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

Deuteronomy 7:13

and will love thee, bless thee and multiply thee: he will bless the fruit of thy womb and the fruit of thy field, thy corn, thy wine and thy oil, the fruit of thine oxen and the flocks of thy sheep in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

Deuteronomy 28:2-6

And all these blessings shall come on thee and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

Deuteronomy 33:11

Bless, LORD, their power, and accept the works of their hands: smite the backs of them that rise against them and of them that hate them, that they rise not again."

Deuteronomy 33:27

that is the dwelling place of God from the beginning, and from under the arms of the world. He hath cast out thine enemies before thee and said, 'Destroy.'

1 Samuel 25:16

But they were a wall of defense unto us both by night and also by day, all the while we were with them keeping sheep.

Job 1:3

His substance was seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses, and a very great household: so that he was one of the most principal men among all them of the east country.

Job 29:6

When my ways ran over with butter, and when the stony rocks gave me rivers of oil;

Job 42:12

And the LORD made Job richer than he was before: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand asses.

Psalm 5:12

for thou, LORD, wilt give thy blessing unto the righteous, and with thy favourable kindness wilt thou defend him, as with a shield.

Psalm 71:21

Thou hast brought me to great honour, and comforted me on every side.

Psalm 80:12

Why hast thou then broken down her hedge, that all they which go by, pluck off her grapes?

Psalm 90:17

And the glorious majesty of the LORD our God be upon us. Prosper thou the work of our hands upon us; O prosper thou our handiwork.

Psalm 107:38

He blesseth them, so that they multiply exceedingly, and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.

Psalm 128:1-4

{A song of the stairs} Blessed are all they that fear the LORD, and walk in his ways.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the LORD, maketh rich men; as for careful travail, it doth nothing thereto.

Isaiah 5:2

This he hedged, this he walled round about, and planted it with goodly grapes. In the midst of it builded he a tower, and made a wine press therein. And afterward when he looked that it should bring him grapes, it brought forth thorns.

Isaiah 5:5

Well, now I shall tell you how I will do with my vineyard: I will take the hedge from it, that it may perish, and break down the wall, that it may be trodden under foot.

Zechariah 2:5

Yea, I myself, sayeth the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be honored in her.'

Zechariah 2:8

For thus sayeth the LORD of Hosts: With a glorious power hath he sent me out to the Heathen, which spoiled you: for whoso toucheth you, shall touch the apple of his own eye.

1 Peter 1:5

which are kept by the power of God through salvation, which salvation is prepared already to be showed in the last time,

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