Job 2:1-13 NIV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:6

But save his life - His body thou shalt have permission to afflict, but against his life thou shalt have no power; therefore take care of his life. The original, שמר נפשו naphsho shemor , may be translated, keep his soul; but the word also signifies life; yet in the hands of the destroyer the life of this holy man is placed! How astonishing is the economy of salvation! It is so managed, by the unlimited power and skill of God, that the grand adversary of souls becomes himself, by the... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:7

Sore boils - רע בשחין bischin ra , "with an evil inflammation." What this diabolical disorder was, interpreters are not agreed. Some think it was the leprosy, and this is the reason why he dwelt by himself, and had his habitation in an unclean place, without the city, (Septuagint, εξω της πωλεως ), or in the open air: and the reason why his friends beheld him afar off, Job 2:12 , was because they knew that the disorder was infectious. His scraping himself with a potsherd indicates... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:9

Then said his wife - To this verse the Septuagint adds the following words: "Much time having elapsed, his wife said unto him, How long dost thou stand steadfast, saying, 'Behold, I wait yet a little longer looking for the hope of my Salvation?' Behold thy memorial is already blotted out from the earth, together with thy sons and thy daughters, the fruits of my pains and labors, for whom with anxiety I have labored in vain. Thyself also sittest in the rottenness of worms night and day, while... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:10

Thou speakest as one of the foolish - Thou speakest like an infidel; like one who has no knowledge of God, of religion, or of a future state. The Targum, who calls this woman Dinah, translates thus: "Thou speakest like one of those women who have wrought folly in the house of their father." This is in reference to an ancient rabbinical opinion, that Job lived in the days of the patriarch Jacob, whose daughter Dinah he had married. Shall we receive good - This we have received in great... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:11

Job's three friends - The first was Eliphaz the Temanite; or, as the Septuagint has it, Ελιφαζ ὁ Θαιμανων βασιλευς , Eliphaz the king on the Thaimanites. Eliphaz was one of the sons of Esau; and Teman, of Eliphaz, Genesis 36:10 , Genesis 36:11 . Teman was a city of Edom, Jeremiah 49:7-20 ; Ezekiel 25:13 ; Amos 1:11 , Amos 1:12 . Bildad the Shuhite - Or, as the Septuagint, Βαλδαδ ὁ Συχεων τυραννος , Baldad, tyrant of the Suchites. Shuah was the son of Abraham by Keturah:... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:12

They rent every one his mantle - I have already had frequent occasions to point out and illustrate, by quotations from the ancients, the actions that were used in order to express profound grief; such as wrapping themselves in sackcloth, covering the face, strewing dust or ashes upon the head, sitting upon the bare ground, etc., etc.; significant actions which were in use among all nations. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:13

They sat down with him upon the ground seven days - They were astonished at the unprecedented change which had taken place in the circumstances of this most eminent man; they could not reconcile his present situation with any thing they had met with in the history of Divine providence. The seven days mentioned here were the period appointed for mourning. The Israelites mourned for Jacob seven days, Genesis 50:10 . And the men of Jabesh mourned so long for the death of Saul, 1 Samuel 31:13... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:1

Again there was a day when the sons of God same to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them . There is no "again" in the original. The words used are an exact repetition of those contained in Job 2:6 of Job 1:1-22 . But they mark, no doubt, a second occasion on which the angelic host came to present themselves before the throne of God, and Satan came with them. To present himself before the Lord . These words are additional to those used in the former... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:1-6

A new trial moved for. I. THE OLD OCCASION RETURNED . 1 . The gathering of the sons of God. The recurrence of this celestial scene reminds us of: 2 . The reappearance of the adversary. If, on the former occasion, the entrance of Satan amongst God's celestial sons might permissibly be regarded as an impertinent intrusion, in the present instance his return must be held as having taken place in accordance with a tacit understanding that, in due course, he should appear to... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:1-10

Renewed assaults and temptations of the adversary. The first scene in this drama of affliction has closed, and a fresh one opens, bringing, however, no happy change, no alleviation, but rather an aggravation of the hero's woe. A second time the adversary of mankind appears in the heavenly court to launch his malicious shafts of accusation against the servant of God. His purpose is now more intent, his aim more deadly, than ever. But we, as spectators, can see a bright light still steadily... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Job 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 2:1-10

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