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Job 1:20–21

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20At this, Job got up and tore his robes and shaved his head.t Then he fell to the ground in worshipu 21and said:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,

and naked I will depart.cv

The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;w

may the name of the Lord be praised.”x

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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. cOr will return there

Cross references

  1. sSee Ge 37:29; See Mk 14:63
  2. tIsa 3:24; 15:2; 22:12; Jer 7:29; 16:6; Eze 27:31; 29:18; Mic 1:16
  3. u1 Pe 5:6
  4. vEcc 5:15; 1 Ti 6:7
  5. wRu 1:21; 1 Sa 2:7
  6. xSee Jdg 10:15; Job 2:10; Ecc 7:14; Jer 40:2; See Eph 5:20; 1 Th 5:18; Jas 5:11

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. 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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped, 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

Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground to worship. 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 Job arose and tore his outer garment and shaved his head; then he fell upon the ground and he worshiped. 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

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, 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.