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.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

תּמּה 
Tummah 
Usage: 5

בּרך 
Barak 
Usage: 330

God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Job 2:9

References

Easton

Images Job 2:9

Context Readings

Job's Blameless Behavior

8 And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while 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 to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.


Cross References

Job 2:3

The Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”

Job 2:5

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

Genesis 3:6

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.

Genesis 3:12

The man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate.”

1 Kings 11:4

For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father had been.

2 Kings 6:33

While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him and he said, “Behold, this evil is from the Lord; why should I wait for the Lord any longer?”

Job 1:11

But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse You to Your face.”

Job 21:14-15

“They say to God, ‘Depart from us!
We do not even desire the knowledge of Your ways.

Malachi 3:14

You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept His charge, and that we have walked in mourning before the Lord of hosts?

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