Job in the Bible
Meaning: he that weeps or cries
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Do the job the Lord your God has assigned you by following his instructions and obeying his rules, commandments, regulations, and laws as written in the law of Moses. Then you will succeed in all you do and seek to accomplish,
After this happened, Jeroboam still did not change his evil ways; he continued to appoint common people as priests at the high places. Anyone who wanted the job he consecrated as a priest.
Their job was to help Aaron's descendants in the service of the Lord's temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God's temple.
These men also supervised the heavy lift workers and supervised all the workmen from job to job, while some of the descendants of Levi served as scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.
If it pleases the king, let a [decree] be issued to destroy them, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to those who do the job, to bring to the treasury of the king."
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
His estate included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man among all the people of the east.
And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
“Very well,” the Lord told Satan, “everything he owns is in your power. However, you must not lay a hand on Job himself.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence.
Now there was a day when Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
And lifting up their eyes when they were still far off, it did not seem that the man they saw was Job because of the change in him. And they gave way to bitter weeping, with signs of grief, and put dust on their heads.
So they sat down on the ground with Job for seven days and seven nights and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.
After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
And Job spake, and said,
But Job answered and said,
“How long will you say these things?
And will the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
“He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
And your lips with joyful shouting [if you are found blameless].
Then Job answered and said,
And Job answered and said,
My ear has heard and understood it.
Then Job answered and said,
Then Job answered and said,
But Job answered and said,
“For you say, ‘Where is the house of the noble man?
And where is the tent, the dwelling place of the wicked?’
“But the land is possessed by the man with power,
And the favored and honorable man dwells in it.
Then Job answered and said,
But Job answered and said,
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
“Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job’s table?”
I would make clear the number of my steps, I would put it before him like a prince! The words of Job are ended.
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he.
“Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me;
I also will give you my opinion [about Job’s situation] and tell you plainly what I think.’
Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:
“Beware if you say,
‘We have found wisdom;
God thrusts Job down [justly], not man [for God alone is dealing with him].’
“Now Job has not directed his words against me [therefore I have no reason to be offended],
Nor will I answer him with arguments like yours. [I speak for truth, not for revenge.]
“They (Job’s friends) are dismayed and embarrassed, they no longer answer;
The words have moved away and failed them,” [says Elihu].
Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
"If there's a messenger appointed to mediate for Job one out of a thousand to represent the man's integrity on his behalf,
Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
Yes, Job, his eyes constantly watch the behavior of human beings; he carefully observes their every step.
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, doth not Job know his great arrogancy?
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
“But you [Job] were full of judgment on the wicked,
Judgment and justice take hold of you.
Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.
“Tell us [Job] what words [of man] shall we say to such a Being;
We cannot state our case because of darkness [that is, our ignorance in the presence of the unsearchable God].
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Do you observe the calving of the deer?
“Will you have faith and depend on him to return your grain
And gather it from your threshing floor?
“Have you [Job] made him leap like a locust?
The majesty of his snorting [nostrils] is terrible.
“Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars,
Stretching his wings toward the south [as winter approaches]?
Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him,
And [if you are so able] tread down the wicked where they stand.
“[If you can do all this, Job, proving your divine power] then I [God] will also praise you and acknowledge
That your own right hand can save you.
“He looks on everything that is high [without terror];
He is monarch over all the sons of pride. [And now, Job,
Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job.
And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.
So Job died, being old and full of days.
Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.
Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
That slave will be happy when his master returns to find him doing his job [well].
It is like a man who left his house on a trip to another country. [Before leaving] he put his servants in charge of his affairs, giving each one a [particular] job to do, then he ordered the gatekeeper to stay alert [i.e., while he was gone].
Then the property manager said to himself, What am I going to do since my master is taking away my job? I am not strong enough to dig [i.e., as a farm laborer], and I am too ashamed to beg.
I know what I'll do so that people will welcome me into their homes when I'm dismissed from my job.'
For this world's "wisdom" is foolishness to God. For it is written [Job 5:13], "He [i.e., God] catches wise people in their cleverness."
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Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » Job
I will give full vent to
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
And my years with sighing;
My
And
Afflictions » Resignation in trials, examples of » Job
“
And naked I shall return there.
The
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Beneficence » Instances of » Job
"I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban. "I was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame. "I was a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know. "I broke the jaws of the wicked And snatched the prey from his teeth.
If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering, If his loins have not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep, If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate, Let my shoulder fall from the socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow. "For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing.
Children » Instances of » Job
When the
Compassion » Examples of human » Job
And I made the
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Job
Was not my soul grieved for
Conviction of sin » Examples of » Job
And I repent in dust and ashes.”
For
He has
I am full of
The weeping and the supplications of the sons of Israel;
Because they have perverted their way,
They have
death » Desired » Job
I will give full vent to
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
That You would conceal me
That You would set a limit for me and remember me!
"What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is my end, that I should endure?
Decision » Instances of » Job
Despondency » Job
I will give full vent to
I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
And my years with sighing;
My
And
Faith » Example of victorious » Job
And
Faith » Exemplified » Job
And
Family » Good--exemplified » Job
Job » A man who lived in uz » Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
Job » A man who lived in uz » Righteousness of
Job » A man who lived in uz » Courage
Job » Blessings restored
Job » A man who lived in uz » Trial of, by affliction of satan
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.
While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you." While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and took them and slew the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you." While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, and behold, a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people and they died, and I alone have escaped to tell you."
Job » A man who lived in uz » Submission of, to God
'Hear, now, and I will speak; I will ask You, and You instruct me.' "I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You; Therefore I retract, And I repent in dust and ashes."
Job » A man who lived in uz » Replied to by God
Job » A man who lived in uz » Later blessings and riches of
He had seven sons and three daughters. He named the first Jemimah, and the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch. In all the land no women were found so fair as Job's daughters; and their father gave them inheritance among their brothers. After this, Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons and his grandsons, four generations.
Job » A man who lived in uz » Death of
Job » A man who lived in uz » Visited by eliphaz, bildad, and zophar as comforters
Job » Faith strained but victorious
"Even if I have truly erred, My error lodges with me. "If indeed you vaunt yourselves against me And prove my disgrace to me, Know then that God has wronged me And has closed His net around me. "Behold, I cry, 'Violence!' but I get no answer; I shout for help, but there is no justice. "He has walled up my way so that I cannot pass, And He has put darkness on my paths. "He has stripped my honor from me And removed the crown from my head. "He breaks me down on every side, and I am gone; And He has uprooted my hope like a tree. "He has also kindled His anger against me And considered me as His enemy. "His troops come together, And build up their way against me And camp around my tent. "He has removed my brothers far from me, And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me. "My relatives have failed, And my intimate friends have forgotten me. "Those who live in my house and my maids consider me a stranger. I am a foreigner in their sight. "I call to my servant, but he does not answer; I have to implore him with my mouth. "My breath is offensive to my wife, And I am loathsome to my own brothers. "Even young children despise me; I rise up and they speak against me. "All my associates abhor me, And those I love have turned against me. "My bone clings to my skin and my flesh, And I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth. "Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, For the hand of God has struck me. "Why do you persecute me as God does, And are not satisfied with my flesh? "Oh that my words were written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book! "That with an iron stylus and lead They were engraved in the rock forever! "As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last He will take His stand on the earth. "Even after my skin is destroyed, Yet from my flesh I shall see God; Whom I myself shall behold, And whom my eyes will see and not another. My heart faints within me!
Job » Suffered loss of property
While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you." While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three bands and made a raid on the camels and took them and slew the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you."
Job » Loss of friends
Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub. "They are driven from the community; They shout against them as against a thief, So that they dwell in dreadful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks. "Among the bushes they cry out; Under the nettles they are gathered together. "Fools, even those without a name, They were scourged from the land. "And now I have become their taunt, I have even become a byword to them. "They abhor me and stand aloof from me, And they do not refrain from spitting at my face.
Job » Loss of children
Job » Lack of sympathy
Job » The patient man
Job » Unselfish prayer leads to his deliverance
Job » Loss of health
Job » A man who lived in uz » Riches of
Job » A man who lived in uz
Liberality » Exemplified » Job
Life » Sacredness of, an inference from what is taught in the law concerning murder » Weary of » Job
Magistrates » Good--exemplified » Job
And I investigated the case which I did not know.
Master » Good master, instances of » Job
Meekness » Instances of » Job
Murmuring » Instances of » Job
Obedience » Instances of » Job
Patience » Instances of » Job
“
And naked I shall return there.
The
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Perfection » Ascribed to » Job
Piety » Examples of piety » Job
The poor » Regard for--exemplified » Job
"I was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame. "I was a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
Popularity » Instances of » Job
Prayer » Job
Prayer, answers to » Job
Religion » Examples of piety » Job
Repentance » Examples of » Job
And I repent in dust and ashes.”
For
He has
I am full of
The weeping and the supplications of the sons of Israel;
Because they have perverted their way,
They have
Repentance » True--exemplified » Job
And I repent in dust and ashes.”
Resignation » Resignation in trials, examples of » Job
“
And naked I shall return there.
The
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Rich, the » Instances of » Job
Social duties » Compassion » Job
And I made the
The favor of God » Exemplified » Job
And Your care has preserved my spirit.
The Surrendered life » Resignation in trials, examples of » Job
“
And naked I shall return there.
The
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”