King James Version
What Does Job 2:7 Mean?
“So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.”
Context
5
But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
6
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life. but: or, only
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So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
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And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
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Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(7) **Sore boils.**—Supposed to be Elephantiasis, an extreme form of leprosy, in which the skin becomes clotted and hard like an elephant’s, with painful cracks and sores underneath.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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