Job 1:8

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Job 1:8

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Summary

And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

Considered

Job 2:3

Job 34:14

Ezekiel 40:4

My servant

Numbers 12:7

Psalm 89:20

Isaiah 42:1

None

Numbers 12:3

1 Kings 4:30

2 Kings 23:25

A perfect

John 1:47

Upright

One

Escheweth

Psalm 34:14

Psalm 37:27

Isaiah 1:16

Bible References

Considered

And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Hast thou applied thy heart unto my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, one who revereth God, and avoideth evil; and still he is holding fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.

If he should set against him his heart, His spirit and his inspiration, unto himself he should withdraw.

And the man spake unto me, saying. Son of man See with thine eyes And with thine ears, hear thou And apply thy heart to whatsoever I am about to show thee, For to the intent it might be shown thee, hast thou been brought hither,- Declare all that thou seest unto the house of Israel.

My servant

Not so, my servant Moses, - In all my house, trusty, is he:

I have found David my servant, With mine own holy oil, have I anointed him;

Lo! my Servant, I will uphold him, My chosen, well-pleased is my soul, - I have put my spirit upon him, Justice - to the nations, will he bring forth:

None

Now, the man Moses, was patient, exceedingly, - above all the sons of earth, who were on the face of the ground.

so that, the wisdom of Solomon, excelled, the wisdom of all the sons of the East, - and all the wisdom of the Egyptians,

And, like him, was no king, before him, who turned unto Yahweh with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses, - neither, after him, arose one, like him.

A perfect

A man, there was - in the land of Uz, Job, his name, - and that man was blameless and upright, and one who revered God, and avoided evil.

Lo! GOD, will not reject a blameless man, neither will he grasp the hand of evil-doers:

One thing, there is, for which cause, I have said it, The blameless and the lawless, he bringeth to an end.

So became I blameless with him, and kept myself from mine iniquity.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming unto him, and saith concerning him - See! Truly, an Israelite, in whom is no guile.

Upright

A laughing-stock to one's neighbour, do I become, one who hath called upon GOD and he hath answered him! A laughing-stock - a righteous man without blame!

Upright men shall be astounded over this, and, the innocent, against the impious, shall rouse themselves.

Of his steps, my foot taketh hold, His way, have I kept, and not swerved;

For, a sun and shield, is Yahweh God, - Grace and glory, will Yahweh give, He will not withhold what is good, from them who walk without blame.

One

whereas, the former pashas, who were before me, suffered themselves to be a burden upon the people, and took from them in bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver, even, their young men, bare rule over the people, - but, I, did not so, because of the fear of God.

Declareth the transgression of the lawless one, within my heart, There is, no dread of God, before his eyes;

The reverence of Yahweh, is to hate wickedness: pride, arrogance, and the way of wickedness; And a mouth of perverse things, do I hate.

And, one of the suspended evil-doers, began to defame him - Art not, thou, the Christ? Save thyself and us!

Escheweth

Depart from wickedness and do good, Aim at well-being, and pursue it.

Turn from evil, and do good, and so settle down, unto times age-abiding.

Wash you make you clean, Put away the wickedness of your doings from before mine eyes, - Cease to do evil.