Job 1:21
With nothing I came out of my mother's body, and with nothing I will go back there; the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; let the Lord's name be praised.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
22In all this Job did no sin, and did not say that God's acts were foolish.
Cross References
Genesis 3:19With the hard work of your hands you will get your bread till you go back to the earth from which you were taken: for dust you are and to the dust you will go back.
Genesis 45:5Now do not be troubled or angry with yourselves for sending me away, because God sent me before you to be the saviour of your lives.
1 Samuel 2:7The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;
2 Samuel 16:12It may be that the Lord will take note of my wrongs, and give me back good in answer to his cursing of me today.
2 Kings 20:19Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which you have said. Then he said, ... if in my time there is peace and righteousness?
Job 1:11But now, put out your hand against all he has, and he will be cursing you to your face.
Matthew Henry on Job 1:21-22
Job's Sorrow and Submission. ( b. c. 1520.) 20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, 21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord . 22 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly. The devil had done all he desired leave to do against Job, to provoke him to curse God. He had touched all he had, touched it with a witness; he… Read the whole commentary →