Parallel Verses New International Version He had seven sons and three daughters, King James Bible And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. Darby Bible Translation And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters. World English Bible There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. Young's Literal Translation And there are borne to him seven sons and three daughters, Job 1:2 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleIn the land of Uz - This country was situated in Idumea, or the land of Edom, in Arabia Petraea, of which it comprised a very large district. See the preface. Whose name was Job - The original is איוב Aiyob; and this orthography is followed by the Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic. From the Vulgate we borrow Job, not very dissimilar from the Ιωβ Iob of the Septuagint. The name signifies sorrowful, or he that weeps. He is supposed to have been called Jobab. See more in the preface. Perfect and upright - תם וישר tam veyashar; Complete as to his mind and heart, and Straight or Correct as to his moral deportment. Feared God - Had him in continual reverence as the fountain of justice, truth, and goodness. Eschewed evil - סר מרע sar mera, departing from, or avoiding evil. We have the word eschew from the old French eschever, which signifies to avoid. All within was holy, all without was righteous; and his whole life was employed in departing from evil, and drawing nigh to God. Coverdale translates an innocent and vertuous man, soch one as feared God, an eschued evell. From this translation we retain the word eschew. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge seven sons. Job 13:13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. Psalm 127:3-5 See, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward... Library Blessed Adversity. INTRODUCTORY. In our meditations on the first Psalm we have dwelt on "Blessed Prosperity." But all GOD'S dealings are full of blessing: He is good, and doeth good, good only, and continually. The believer who has taken the LORD as his SHEPERD, can assuredly say in the words of the twenty-third Psalm, "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever;" or, taking the marginal reading of the Revised Version, "Only goodness and mercy … J. Hudson Taylor—A Ribband of Blue Whether all Men Equally are Required to have Explicit Faith Snares of Satan St. Peter of Alcantara Comforts the Saint. Great Temptations and Interior Trials. Cross References Job 42:10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before. Job 42:13 And he also had seven sons and three daughters. Jump to Previous Born Borne Daughters Seven ThreeJump to Next Born Borne Daughters Seven ThreeLinks Job 1:2 NIVJob 1:2 NLT Job 1:2 ESV Job 1:2 NASB Job 1:2 KJV Job 1:2 Bible Apps Job 1:2 Biblia Paralela Job 1:2 Chinese Bible Job 1:2 French Bible Job 1:2 German Bible Job 1:2 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |