Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say, Naked I came forth from my mother's womb, and naked shall I turn back there: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah took; the name of Jehovah shall be blessed.

New American Standard Bible

He said,
Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked I shall return there.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

saying:

Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
and naked I will leave this life.
The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away.
Praise the name of Yahweh.

International Standard Version

and exclaimed: "I left my mother's womb naked, and I will return to God naked. The LORD has given, and the LORD has taken. May the name of the LORD be blessed."

A Conservative Version

And he said, Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked I shall return there. LORD gave, and LORD has taken away, blessed be the name of LORD.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

He said,

“Naked (without possessions) I came [into this world] from my mother’s womb,
And naked I will return there.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

Bible in Basic English

With nothing I came out of my mother's body, and with nothing I will go back there; the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; let the Lord's name be praised.

Darby Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then he said, "Naked I came out from my mother's womb, and naked I will return there. Yahweh gives, and Yahweh takes. Let Yahweh's name be blessed."

Modern King James verseion

And he said, I came naked out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. Jehovah gave, and Jehovah has taken away. Blessed be the name of Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and said, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I turn thither again. The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; now blessed be the name of the LORD."

NET Bible

He said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will return there. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. May the name of the Lord be blessed!"

New Heart English Bible

He said, "Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD."

The Emphasized Bible

and said - Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked must I return thither, Yahweh, gave, and, Yahweh, hath taken away, - The name of Yahweh be blessed!

Webster

And said, Naked came I from 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.

World English Bible

He said, "Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be the name of Yahweh."

Youngs Literal Translation

and he saith, 'Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked I turn back thither: Jehovah hath given and Jehovah hath taken: let the name of Jehovah be blessed.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And said

Usage: 0

ערם ערום 
`arowm 
Usage: 16

came I out
יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

of my mother's
אם 
'em 
Usage: 220

בּטן 
Beten 
Usage: 72

and naked
ערם ערום 
`arowm 
Usage: 16

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

and the Lord

Usage: 0

לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

be the name
שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

Devotionals

Devotionals about Job 1:21

Images Job 1:21

Context Readings

Satan's First Test Of Job

20 And Job will rise and rend his covering, and shave his head, and fall to the earth and worship. 21 And he will say, Naked I came forth from my mother's womb, and naked shall I turn back there: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah took; the name of Jehovah shall be blessed. 22 In all this Job sinned not, and gave not folly to God.



Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:15

According as he came forth from his mother's womb, naked he shall turn back to go as he came, and he shall not take away anything in his labor that shall go in his hand.

Job 2:10

And he will say to her, According to the word of one of the foolish women thou wilt speak. Shall we also receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this. Job sinned not with his lips.

Ephesians 5:20

Giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father;

1 Thessalonians 5:18

In every thing return thanks: for this the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

1 Timothy 6:7

For we brought nothing into the world, it is manifest that neither are we able to carry anything out.

Genesis 3:19

In the sweat of thy face thou shalt eat food until thy turning back to the earth; for out of it thou wert taken; for dust thou art, and to dust shalt thou turn back.

Psalm 49:17

For not in his dying shall he take anything: his honor shall not go down after him.

Ecclesiastes 5:19

Also every man which God gave to him wealth and riches, and permitted him to eat from it, and to lift up his portion, and to rejoice in his labor; this the gift of God himself.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

And the dust shall turn back to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall turn back to God who gave it.

James 1:17

Every good donation and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom not one change, or shadow of turning.

Genesis 30:2

And Jacob's anger will burn at Rachel, and he will say, Am I instead of God, who kept back from thee the fruit of the belly?

Genesis 45:5

And now, ye shall not be grieved, and it shall not burn in your eyes, because ye sold me here: for God sent me before you for the preservation of life.

1 Samuel 2:7

Jehovah dispossessing, and enriching: making low, but lifting up.

1 Samuel 3:18

And Samuel will announce to him all the words, and he hid not from him. And he will say, It is Jehovah: the good in his eyes he will do.

2 Samuel 16:12

Perhaps Jehovah will look upon my wrong, and Jehovah turn back to me good for his cursing this day.

1 Kings 12:15

And the king heard not to the people, for the turn was from Jehovah for sake of lifting up his word which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

2 Kings 20:19

And Hezekiah will say to Isaiah, Good the word of Jehovah which thou spakest And he will say, Shall not peace and truth be in my days?

Job 1:11

But send forth now thy band and tough upon all which is to him, if he will not bless thee upon thy face.

Psalm 34:1

To David in his changing his understanding before A bimelech; and he will drive him out, and he will go. I will praise Jehovah in all time: always his praise in my mouth.

Psalm 39:9

I was dumb, I will not open my mouth; for thou didst

Psalm 89:38-52

And thou didst cast off, and thou wilt reject; thou didst overflow with thy Messiah.

Isaiah 24:15

For this, with lights they honored Jehovah in the isles of the sea, the name of Jehovah the God of Israel.

Isaiah 42:24

Who gave Jacob for a treading down, and Israel for spoils? did not Jehovah against whom we sinned? and they would not go in his ways and they heard not to his laws.

Isaiah 45:7

I shall form light and create darkness: making peace and creating evil: I Jehovah doing all these.

Lamentations 3:38

From the mouth of the Most High shall not come forth evil and good.

Amos 3:6

If the trumpet shall be struck in the city and the people not be terrified? if evil shall be in the city and Jehovah did not?

Matthew 20:15

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

Acts 4:28

To do what thy hands and thy counsel predestinated to be.

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