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, till thou shalt return to the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and to dust shalt thou return.

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

As he came into the world, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return to God who gave it.

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

The lord gave

But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

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

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.

Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Taken away

Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither; for God sent me before you to preserve life.

It may be that the LORD will look on my affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.

Wherefore the king hearkened not to the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient to his law.

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

Shalt a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?

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

To do whatever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

General references

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

As he came into the world, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.