Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
Then his wife said to him, "Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die."
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!"
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 He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes. 9 Then his wife said to him, "Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die." 10 But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would 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
The LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause."
Job 2:5
But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce 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 to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and ate; and she gave some 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 of the tree, and I ate."
1 Kings 11:4
For it happened, 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
While he was still talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. Then he said, "Behold, this disaster 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, and he will renounce you to your face."
Job 21:14-15
They tell God, 'Depart from us, for we do not want to know about your ways.
Malachi 3:14
You have said, 'It is vain to serve God;' and 'What profit is it that we have followed his instructions, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?