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Job 1:21

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21And he said,

“aNaked I came from my mother’s womb,

And naked I shall return there.

bYahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away.

Blessed be the name of Yahweh.”

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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. aEccl 5:15
  2. b1 Sam 2:7, 8; Job 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.”

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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

saying:

Naked I came from my mother’s womb,

and naked I will leave this life.

The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away.

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

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.