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Job 1:21–22

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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

22Throughout all this Job did not sin or blame God for anything.Bv

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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.”

Footnotes

  1. B or ascribe blame to God

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
  4. vJb 2:10

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.”

In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.

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.”

In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.

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!”

In all of this, Job did not sin by blaming God.

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.” In all this, Job did not sin and did not charge God with wrongdoing.

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.

In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.