Job 2:1-10

Job Loses His Health

1 ¹Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the LORD.

2 The LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Then Satan answered the LORD and said, "From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it."

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 ²holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause."

4 Satan answered the LORD and said, "Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

5 "³However, put forth Your hand now, and ⁴touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face."

6 So the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, he is in your power, only spare his life."

7 Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and smote Job with ⁵sore boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

8 And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while ⁶he 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. ⁷Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?" ⁸In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

Job 2:1-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 2

This chapter gives an account of a second trial of Job's constancy and integrity, the time and occasion of it, Job 2:1-3; the motion made for it by Satan, which being granted, he smote him from head to foot with sore boils, which he endured very patiently, Job 2:4-8; during which sad affliction he is urged by his wife to give up his integrity, which he bravely resisted, Job 2:9,10; and the chapter is concluded with an account of a visit of three of Job's friends, and of their conduct and behaviour towards him, Job 2:11-13.

Cross References

• 1. Job 1:6-8
• 2. Job 27:5, 6
• 3. Job 1:11
• 4. Job 19:20
• 5. Deuteronomy 28:35; Job 7:5; Job 13:28; Job 30:17, 18, 30
• 6. Job 42:6; Jeremiah 6:26; Ezekiel 27:30; Jonah 3:6
• 7. Job 1:21
• 8. Job 1:22; Psalms 39:1; James 1:12

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "set your heart to"
• [b]. Or "revering"
• [c]. Lit "swallow him up"
• [d]. Lit "hand"