Job 2:7
And so, Satan departed from the face of the Lord and he struck Job with a very serious ulcer from the sole of the foot all the way to the crown of his head.
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In The King James Version
In Context
6Therefore, the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but even so, spare his life.”
8So he took a shard of earthenware and scraped the discharge, while sitting on a heap of refuse.
Cross References
Exodus 9:9And let there be dust upon all the land of Egypt. For there will be sores and swelling pustules on men and on beasts, throughout the entire land of Egypt.”
Deuteronomy 28:35May the Lord strike you with a very grievous ulcer in the knees and in the legs, and may you be unable to attain health, from the sole of the foot to the top of the head.
Job 1:11But extend your hand a little, and touch all that he possesses, and see if he still praises you to your face.”
Job 30:17At night, my bone is pierced with sorrows, and those who feed on me, do not sleep.
Isaiah 1:6From the sole of the foot, even to the top of the head, there is no soundness within. Wounds and bruises and swelling sores: these are not bandaged, nor treated with medicine, nor soothed with oil.
Revelation 16:11And they blasphemed the God of heaven, because of their anguish and wounds, but they did not repent from their works.
Matthew Henry on Job 2:2-7
Satan Again Permitted to Afflict Job. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord . 2 And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord , and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 3 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… Read the whole commentary →