Category Archives: Job

Satan Tests Job 1 There was a man named Job, living in the land of Uz,who worshiped God and was faithful to him. He was a good man, careful not to do anything evil. 2 He had seven sons and three daughters, 3 and owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, one thousand head of […]

Satan Tests Job Again 1 When the day came for the heavenly beings to appear before the Lord again, Satan was there among them. 2 The Lord asked him, “Where have you been?” Satan answered, “I have been walking here and there, roaming around the earth.” 3 “Did you notice my servant Job?” the Lord […]

Job’s Complaint to God 1 Finally Job broke the silence and cursed the day on which he had been born. 2-3 O God, put a curse on the day I was born; put a curse on the night when I was conceived! 4 Turn that day into darkness, God. Never again remember that day; never […]

The First Dialogue 1-2 Job, will you be annoyed if I speak? I can’t keep quiet any longer. 3 You have taught many people and given strength to feeble hands. 4 When someone stumbled, weak and tired, your words encouraged him to stand. 5 Now it’s your turn to be in trouble, and you are […]

1 Call out, Job. See if anyone answers. Is there any angel to whom you can turn? 2 To worry yourself to death with resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to do. 3 I have seen fools who looked secure, but I called down a sudden curse on their homes. 4 Their children can […]

1-2 If my troubles and griefs were weighed on scales, 3 they would weigh more than the sands of the sea, so my wild words should not surprise you. 4 Almighty God has shot me with arrows, and their poison spreads through my body. God has lined up his terrors against me. 5 A donkey […]

1 Human life is like forced army service, like a life of hard manual labor, 2 like a slave longing for cool shade; like a worker waiting to be paid. 3 Month after month I have nothing to live for; night after night brings me grief. 4 When I lie down to sleep, the hours […]

1-2 Are you finally through with your windy speech? 3 God never twists justice; he never fails to do what is right. 4 Your children must have sinned against God, and so he punished them as they deserved. 5 But turn now and plead with Almighty God; 6 if you are so honest and pure, […]

1-2 Yes, I’ve heard all that before. But how can a human being win a case against God? 3 How can anyone argue with him? He can ask a thousand questions that no one could ever answer. 4 God is so wise and powerful; no one can stand up against him. 5 Without warning he […]

1 I am tired of living. Listen to my bitter complaint. 2 Don’t condemn me, God. Tell me! What is the charge against me? 3 Is it right for you to be so cruel? To despise what you yourself have made? And then to smile on the schemes of wicked people? 4 Do you see […]