Job 1:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

Naked came

1 Timothy 6:7

The lord gave

James 1:17

Taken away

General references

Psalm 39:9

Ecclesiastes 5:15

Bible References

Naked came

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return to the ground: for out of it wast thou taken. For dust thou art; and unto dust shalt thou return.

For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him.

As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go away again as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.

For we have brought nothing into the world: it is manifest that neither can we carry anything out.

The lord gave

But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. We have also received good from God, and should we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, Am I in God's stead, who has withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and power to eat thereof, and to take his portion and to rejoice in his labour: that is a gift of God.

Out of the mouth of the Most High doth not there proceed evil and good?

Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning.

Taken away

And now, be not grieved, and be not angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither, for God sent me before you to preserve life.

It may be that Jehovah will look on mine affliction, and that Jehovah will requite me good for my being cursed this day.

So the king hearkened not to the people; for it was brought about by Jehovah, that he might give effect to his word, which Jehovah spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; for thou hast done it.

Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? Did not Jehovah, he against whom we have sinned? And they would not walk in his ways, neither did they hearken unto his law.

forming the light and creating darkness, making peace and creating evil: I, Jehovah, do all these things.

Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and Jehovah not have done it?

is it not lawful for me to do what I will in my own affairs? Is thine eye evil because I am good?

to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel had determined before should come to pass.

General references

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; for thou hast done it.

As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go away again as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.