The Book of Job 1

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¹ There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job and that man was perfect and upright and one that feared God and eschewed evil ⚑

² And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters ⚑

⁴ And his sons went and feasted in their houses every one his day and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them ⚑

⁵ And it was so when the days of their feasting were gone about that Job sent and sanctified them and rose up early in the morning and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all for Job said It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts Thus did Job continually ⚑

⁶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD and Satan came also among them ⚑

⁷ And the LORD said unto Satan Whence comest thou Then Satan answered the LORD and said From going to and fro in the earth and from walking up and down in it ⚑

⁸ And the LORD said unto Satan Hast thou considered my servant Job that there is none like him in the earth a perfect and an upright man one that feareth God and escheweth evil ⚑

¹⁰ Hast not thou made an hedge about him and about his house and about all that he hath on every side thou hast blessed the work of his hands and his substance is increased in the land ⚑

¹¹ But put forth thine hand now and touch all that he hath and he will curse thee to thy face ⚑

¹² And the LORD said unto Satan Behold all that he hath is in thy power only upon himself put not forth thine hand So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD ⚑

¹³ And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest other’s house ⚑

¹⁴ And there came a messenger unto Job and said The oxen were plowing and the asses feeding beside them ⚑

¹⁵ And the Sabeans fell upon them and took them away yea they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword and I only am escaped alone to tell thee ⚑

¹⁶ While he was yet speaking there came also another and said The fire of God is fallen from heaven and hath burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them and I only am escaped alone to tell thee ⚑

¹⁷ While he was yet speaking there came also another and said The Chaldeans made out three bands and fell upon the camels and have carried them away yea and slain the servants with the edge of the sword and I only am escaped alone to tell thee ⚑

¹⁸ While he was yet speaking there came also another and said Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest other’s house ⚑

¹⁹ And behold there came a great wind from the wilderness and smote the four corners of the house and it fell upon the young men and they are dead and I only am escaped alone to tell thee ⚑

²⁰ Then Job arose and rent his mantle and shaved his head and fell down upon the ground and worshipped ⚑

²¹ And said Naked came I out of my other’s womb and naked shall I return thither the LORD gave and the LORD hath taken away blessed be the name of the LORD ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain