Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But lay thine hand upon him, touch him once upon the bone and flesh, and, I hold, he shall curse thee to thy face."

New American Standard Bible

However, put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face.”

King James Version

But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

Holman Bible

But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

International Standard Version

However, stretch out your hand and strike his bones and flesh, and he'll curse you to your face, won't he?"

A Conservative Version

But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

American Standard Version

But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Amplified

But put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh [and severely afflict him]; and he will curse You to Your face.”

Bible in Basic English

But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face.

Darby Translation

but put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and see if he will not curse thee to thy face!

Julia Smith Translation

But send forth now thy hand and touch upon his bone and upon his flesh, if he will not bless thee to thy face.

King James 2000

But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But stretch out your hand and touch his bones and his flesh, [and see] {whether} he will {curse} you to your face."

Modern King James verseion

But indeed put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse You to Your face.

NET Bible

But extend your hand and strike his bone and his flesh, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!"

New Heart English Bible

But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face."

The Emphasized Bible

In very deed, put forth, I pray thee thy hand, and smite unto his bone, and unto his flesh, - verily, unto thy face, will he curse thee.

Webster

But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

World English Bible

But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face."

Youngs Literal Translation

Yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike unto his bone and unto his flesh -- if not: unto Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
אוּלם 
'uwlam 
Usage: 18

שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

now, and touch
נגע 
Naga` 
Usage: 150

עצם 
`etsem 
Usage: 126

and his flesh
בּשׂר 
Basar 
Usage: 270

and he will curse
בּרך 
Barak 
Usage: 330

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Job 2:5

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Sin

Smith

Context Readings

The Adversary's Attack On Job's Person

4 Satan answered the LORD, and said, "Skin for skin? Yea, a man will give all that ever he hath, for his life. 5 But lay thine hand upon him, touch him once upon the bone and flesh, and, I hold, he shall curse thee to thy face." 6 Then said the LORD unto Satan, "Lo, there hast thou him in thy power, but spare his life."

Cross References

Job 1:11

But lay thine hand upon him a little, touch once all that he hath, and, I hold, he shall curse thee to thy face."

Job 1:5

And it fortuned that when they had passed over the time of their banqueting round about; Job sent for them, and sanctified them, and gat up early, and offered for every one a burnt offering. For Job thought thus: "Peradventure my sons have done some offense, and have been unthankful to God in their hearts." And thus did Job everyday.

Leviticus 24:15

And speak unto the children of Israel, saying, 'Whosoever curseth his God, shall bear his sin:

1 Chronicles 21:17

And David said unto God, "Is it not I that commanded to number the people? And I am he that have sinned and done evil in deed. But what have these sheep done? Let thine hand therefore O LORD God be on me and on my father's house, and not on thy people to destroy them."

Job 2:9

Then said his wife unto him, "Dost thou yet continue in thy perfectness? Curse God, and die."

Job 19:20-21

My bone hangeth to my skin, and my flesh is away; there is left me only the skin about my teeth.

Psalm 32:3-4

For while I held my tongue, my bones consumed away through my daily complaining.

Psalm 38:2-7

For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

Psalm 39:10

Turn thy plagues away from me, for I am consumed through the fear of thy hand.

Isaiah 8:21

If he do not this, he stumbleth and suffereth hunger. And if he suffer hunger, he is out of patience, and blasphemeth his king and his God. Then looketh he upward, and downward to the earth,

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