Job 1:10

Hast not thou made a fence for him, and his house, and all his substance round about, blessed the works of his hands, and his possession hath increased on the earth ?

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

In Context

9And Satan answering, said: Doth Job fear God in vain ?

11But stretch forth thy hand a little, and touch all that he hath, and see if he blesseth thee not to thy face.

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Cross References

Genesis 26:12And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found that same year a hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.

Genesis 30:43And the man was enriched exceedingly, and he had many flocks, maid servants and men servants, camels and asses.

Genesis 49:25His bow rested upon the strong, and the bands of his arms and his hands were loosed, by the hands of the mighty one of Jacob: thence he came forth a pastor, the stone of Israel.

Deuteronomy 28:2And all these blessings shall come upon thee and overtake thee: yet so if thou hear his precepts,

Deuteronomy 33:27His dwelling is above, and underneath are the everlasting arms: he shall cast out the enemy from before thee, and shall say: Be thou brought to nought.

Job 1:3And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a family exceeding great: and this man was great among all the people of the east.

Matthew Henry on Job 1:7-13

Satan before God; Satan Permitted to Afflict Job. ( b. c. 1520.) 6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan came also among them. 7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord , and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 8 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… Read the whole commentary →

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