Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

And his wife saith to him, 'Still thou art keeping hold on thine integrity: bless 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!"

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."

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 taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes. 9 And his wife saith to him, 'Still thou art keeping hold on thine integrity: bless God and die.' 10 And he saith unto her, 'As one of the foolish women speaketh, thou speakest; yea, the good we receive from God, and the evil we do not receive.' In all this Job hath not sinned with his lips.

Cross References

Job 2:3

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Hast thou set thy heart unto My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God and turning aside from evil? and still he is keeping hold on his integrity, and thou dost move Me against him to swallow him up for nought!'

Job 2:5

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!'

Genesis 3:6

And the woman seeth that the tree is good for food, and that it is pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make one wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;

Genesis 3:12

and the man saith, 'The woman whom Thou didst place with me -- she hath given to me of the tree -- and I do eat.'

1 Kings 11:4

And it cometh to pass, at the time of the old age of Solomon, his wives have turned aside his heart after other gods, and his heart hath not been perfect with Jehovah his God, like the heart of David his father.

2 Kings 6:33

He is yet speaking with them, and lo, the messenger is coming down unto him, and he saith, 'Lo, this is the evil from Jehovah: what -- do I wait for Jehovah any more?'

Job 1:11

The work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath -- if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

Job 21:14-15

And they say to God, 'Turn aside from us, And the knowledge of Thy ways We have not desired.

Malachi 3:14

Ye have said, 'A vain thing to serve God! And what gain when we kept His charge? And when we have gone in black, Because of Jehovah of Hosts?

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