Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!”
King James Version
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
Holman Bible
His wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”
International Standard Version
Then his wife told him, "Do you remain firm in your integrity? Curse God and die!"
A Conservative Version
Then his wife said to him, Do thou still hold fast thine integrity? Renounce God, and die.
American Standard Version
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.
Amplified
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still cling to your integrity [and your faith and trust in God, without blaming Him]? Curse God and die!”
Bible in Basic English
And his wife said to him, Are you still keeping your righteousness? Say a curse against God, and put an end to yourself.
Darby Translation
And his wife said to him, Dost thou still remain firm in thine integrity? curse God and die.
Julia Smith Translation
And his wife will say to him, Yet thou art holding fast upon thine integrity: praise God and die.
King James 2000
Then said his wife unto him, Do you still retain your integrity? curse God, and die.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then his wife said to him, "Are you still persisting in your blamelessness? {Curse} God and die."
Modern King James verseion
And his wife said to him, Do you still hold to your integrity? Curse God and die!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said his wife unto him, "Dost thou yet continue in thy perfectness? Curse God, and die."
NET Bible
Then his wife said to him, "Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God, and die!"
New Heart English Bible
Then his wife said to him, "Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said his wife unto him, Art thou still holding fast thine integrity? Curse God, and die!
Webster
Then said his wife to him, Dost thou still retain thy integrity? curse God, and die.
World English Bible
Then his wife said to him, "Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die."
Youngs Literal Translation
And his wife saith to him, 'Still thou art keeping hold on thine integrity: bless God and die.'
Themes
Being Forsaken by friends » Instances of
Blasphemy » Instances of » Job's wife, when she exhorted job to curse God and die
Diseases » Regarded as visitations
Evil » Women evil women » General references to
Evil » Temptresses, examples of women who have enticed men to sin » Job's wife
Job » A man who lived in uz » Trial of, by affliction of satan
Resignation » Should be exhibited in » Bodily suffering
Temptation » Resisted, example of » Job, by rejecting evil counsel
Temptresses » Eve » Job's wife
Wives » Bad--exemplified » Job's wife
Women » For love of sympathy of » Wickedness of
Women » Instances of » Job's wife, in suggesting to him that he curse God and die
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 2:9
Images Job 2:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Blameless Behavior
8 And he took a potsherd to scratch himself with, and he was sitting among the ashes. 9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!” 10 But he said unto her, Thou hast spoken as any of the foolish women speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
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Cross References
Job 2:3
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my slave Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that fears God and has departed from evil and that he still retains his perfection, although thou didst incite me against him to destroy him without cause.
Job 2:5
But put forth thy hand now and touch his bone and his flesh, and thou shalt see if he does not blaspheme thee to thy face.
Genesis 3:6
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was desirable to the eyes, and a tree of covetousness to understand, she took of its fruit and ate and gave also unto her husband with her; and he ate.
Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.
1 Kings 11:4
For it came to pass when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David, his father.
2 Kings 6:33
And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him; and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; for what should I wait for the LORD any longer?
Job 1:11
But put forth thy hand now and touch all that he has, and thou shalt see if he will not blaspheme thee to thy face.
Job 21:14-15
Therefore, they say unto God, Depart from us; for we do not desire the knowledge of thy ways.
Malachi 3:14
Ye have said, It is vain to serve God, and what profit is it that we have kept his law and that we walk mournfully before the LORD of the hosts?