Job 1:12

Then the Lord said to Satan: Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand: only put not forth thy hand upon his person. And Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

In Context

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

13Now upon a certain day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their eldest brother,

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Cross References

Genesis 16:6And Abram made answer, and said to her: Behold thy handmaid is in thy own hand, use her its it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai afflicted her, she ran away.

1 Kings 22:23Now therefore behold the Lord hath given a lying spirit in the mouth of all thy prophets that are here, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee.

Job 2:4And Satan answered, and said: Skin for skin, and all that a man hath he will give for his life:

Psalms 76:10When God arose in judgment, to save all the meek of the earth.

Jeremiah 38:5And king Sedecias said: Behold he is in your hands: for it is not lawful for the king to deny you any thing.

Luke 12:23The life is more than the meat, and the body is more than the raiment.

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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