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Job 2:9 Cross-References
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“Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.”
Job 2:9 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 2:9
Job's wife urges him to 'curse God and die.' The verb barek normally means 'to bless' but here is a euphemism for cursing—ancient scribes avoided writing 'curse God.' Her counsel is Satan's desired outcome. Job's response calls her words foolish (nevalah, נְבָלָה), denoting moral senselessness. His rhetorical question 'Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?' establishes profound theology: faith must accept God's sovereignty in adversity as well as prosperity.
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Cross-References for Job 2:9
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“and touch his bone and his flesh”
“Have you considered my servant Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause.”
“behold”
“'It is vain to serve God;' and 'What profit is it that we have kept his charge”
“and that it was a delight to the eyes”
“'Depart from us”
“and touch all that he has”
“when Solomon was old”
“The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”