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Job 1:21

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21saying:

Naked I came from my mother’s womb,s

and naked I will leave this life.t

The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away.

Blessed be the name of the Lord.u

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Job 1:21: And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”

Cross references

  1. sJb 3:10–11; 10:17–18; Jr 20:17–18
  2. tPs 139:13,15
  3. uJb 38:1; Ps 113:2; 118:26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and said:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,

and naked I will depart.

The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;

may the name of the Lord be praised.”

NLTNew Living Translation

He said,

“I came naked from my mother’s womb,

and I will be naked when I leave.

The Lord gave me what I had,

and the Lord has taken it away.

Praise the name of the Lord!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then he said, “Naked I came out from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. Yahweh gives, and Yahweh takes. Let Yahweh’s name be blessed.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And said,

Naked came I out of my mother’s womb,

And naked shall I return thither:

The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away;

Blessed be the name of the Lord.