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Job 2:6

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Lo, he [is] in thy hand; only his life take care of.'

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

In Context

5Yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike unto his bone and unto his flesh — if not: unto Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

7And the Adversary goeth forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smiteth Job with a sore ulcer from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 18:21and he saith, I go out, and have become a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets. And He saith, Thou dost entice, and also, thou art able; go out and do so.

Job 1:12And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Lo, all that he hath [is] in thy hand, only unto him put not forth thy hand.' And the Adversary goeth out from the presence of Jehovah.

Psalms 65:7Restraining the noise of seas, the noise of their billows, And the multitude of the peoples.

Luke 12:23the life is more than the nourishment, and the body than the clothing.

1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation hath taken you — except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear [it].

Revelation 20:1And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,

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 →

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