Job 1:21
19 when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
20 Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
22 In all this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
- KJV
- And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
- WEB
- He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked will I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the LORD’s name.”
- ASV
- and he said, Naked came I out of my mother`s womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.
- DARBY
- and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah!
- BLB
- and he said, “Naked I came forth from the womb of my mother, and naked I shall return there. YHWH gave, and YHWH has taken away. Let the name of YHWH be blessed.”
- ÅB
- og sa: Naken kom jeg av min mors liv, og naken skal jeg vende dit tilbake. Herren gav, og Herren tok; Herrens navn være lovet!
- OTB
- Han erklærte,
"Naken kom jeg fra min mors liv,
og naken skal jeg vende tilbake dit.
Herren gav, og Herren har tatt bort;
velsignet være Herrens navn." - B1930
- og sa: Naken kom jeg av min mors liv, og naken skal jeg vende dit tilbake. Herren gav, og Herren tok; Herrens navn være lovet!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 5:15
As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:7
For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:18
Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Read in contextJames 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
Read in contextJob 2:10
“You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
Read in contextPsalms 49:17
For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:7
before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Read in contextEphesians 5:20
always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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