Job 2:9

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Job 2:9

Job 2:9 Have You Considered Job's Wife (devotional)02:03 (sage)

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

Counsel » Evil

Diseases » Regarded as visitations

Evil » Women evil women » General references to

Evil » Results of » Counsel

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

Job » Loss of health

Resignation » Should be exhibited in » Bodily suffering

Temptation » A test

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 » Dress of » Evil

Women » Instances of » Job's wife, in suggesting to him that he curse God and die

Women » Temptresses » Job's wife

Topics

Blame

Wives

Blasphemy, Examples Of

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

Then said

H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .

Usage: 0

his wife

H802

נשׁים אשּׁה
'ishshah

wife, woman, one, married, female,

Usage: 780

unto him, Dost thou still retain

H2388

חזק
Chazaq

strong, repair, hold, strengthened, strengthen, harden, prevail, encourage, take, courage, caught, stronger, hold,

Usage: 290

thine integrity

H8538

תּמּה
Tummah

integrity

Usage: 5

curse

H1288

בּרך
Barak

bless, salute, curse, blaspheme, blessing, praised, kneel down, congratulate, kneel, make to kneel,

Usage: 330

God

H430

אלהים
'elohiym

God, god, judge, GOD, goddess, great, mighty, angels, exceeding, God-ward , godly

Usage: 2600

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Job 2:9

Have You Considered Job's Wife?

References

Easton

Curse

Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 2:9

Images Job 2:9

Context Readings

⁸ Job took a piece of broken pottery to scratch his sores as he sat in the ashes. ⁹ Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!” ¹⁰ He said to her: You are talking like a godless fool. We accept the good that God gives us. Should we not also accept the bad? Through all this Job did not speak sinful words.

Phrases

Bless God

Curse God and Die

Praise God

Names

Job

Cross References

Job 2:3

Jehovah asked Satan: Have you thought about my servant Job? No one in the world is like him! He is a man of integrity! He is decent and he respects God. He stays away from evil. And he still holds on to his principles. You are trying to provoke me into ruining him for no reason.