Job 1:10

Hast thou not made a hedge about him, and about his household, 1 And all his possessions round about? 1 And hast thou not blessed the works of his hands, 1 And multiplied his cattle upon the land? 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

9Then the devil answered, and said before the Lord, 1 Does Job worship the Lord for nothing? 1

11But put forth thy hand, and touch all that he has: 1 Verily he will curse thee to thy face. 1

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Cross References

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

Genesis 30:43And the man became very rich, and he had many cattle, and oxen, and servants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis 49:25And my God helped thee, 1 And he blessed thee with the blessing of heaven from above, 1 And the blessing of the earth possessing all things, 1 Because of the blessing of the breasts and of the womb, 1

Deuteronomy 28:2and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and shall find thee. If thou wilt indeed hear the voice of the Lord thy God,

Deuteronomy 33:27And the rule of God shall protect thee, 1 And that under the strength of the everlasting arms; 1 And he shall cast forth the enemy from before thy face, 1 Saying, Perish. 1

Job 1:3And his cattle consisted of seven thousand sheep, 1 Three thousand camels, 1 Five hundred yoke of oxen, 1 Five hundred she-asses in the pastures, 1 And a very great household, 1 And he had a great husbandry on the earth; 1 And that man was most noble of the men of the east. 1

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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