1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

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James 5:11, James 5:11, Ezekiel 14:14, Ezekiel 14:14, Ezekiel 14:20

2There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

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Job 42:13, Job 42:13, Psalms 127:3, Psalms 127:5, Psalms 127:3

3His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

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Job 29:25, Job 29:25, Job 42:12, Judges 6:3, Job 42:12

4His sons went and held a feast in the house of each one on his birthday; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

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Hebrews 13:1, Hebrews 13:1, Psalms 133:1, Psalms 133:1

5It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, "It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts." Job did so continually.

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Job 42:8, Job 42:8, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 8:20, Job 8:4

6Now it happened on the day when the God's sons came to present themselves before the Lord, that Satan also came among them.

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Job 2:1, Job 2:1, Job 38:7, Job 38:7, Revelation 12:9

7The Lord said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, "From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it."

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1 Peter 5:8, 1 Peter 5:8, Job 2:2, Job 2:2, Matthew 12:43

8The Lord said to Satan, "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."

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Job 2:3, Job 2:3, Job 1:1, Job 1:1, Numbers 12:7

9Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing?

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Matthew 16:26, Matthew 16:26, Job 1:21, 1 Timothy 6:6, Job 21:14

10Haven't you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

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Psalms 34:7, Psalms 34:7, Zechariah 2:5, Zechariah 2:5, 1 Peter 1:5

11But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face."

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Job 2:5, Job 2:5, Job 19:21, Job 19:21, Revelation 16:11

12The Lord said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself do not put forth your hand." So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

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Luke 22:31, Luke 22:32, Luke 22:31, Luke 22:32, 2 Corinthians 12:7

13It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

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Luke 21:34, Luke 21:34, Ecclesiastes 9:12, Luke 12:19, Luke 12:20

14that there came a messenger to Job, and said, "The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,

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Jeremiah 51:31, 1 Samuel 4:17, 2 Samuel 15:13, Jeremiah 51:31, 1 Samuel 4:17

15and the Sabeans attacked, and took them away. Yes, they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you."

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Genesis 10:7, Genesis 10:7, Job 6:19, Job 6:19, Job 1:19

16While he was still speaking, there also came another, and said, "The fire of God has fallen from the sky, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you."

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Genesis 19:24, 2 Kings 1:12, Genesis 19:24, 2 Kings 1:12, Revelation 13:13

17While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you."

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Genesis 11:28, Genesis 11:28, Habakkuk 1:6, Habakkuk 1:6, Genesis 11:31

18While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

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Job 1:4, Job 1:4, Job 1:13, Job 1:13, Job 16:14

19and behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young men, and they are dead. I alone have escaped to tell you."

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Genesis 42:36, Jeremiah 4:11, Jeremiah 4:12, Acts 28:4, Ephesians 2:2

20Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

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1 Peter 5:6, 1 Peter 5:6, 2 Samuel 12:16, 2 Samuel 12:20, 2 Samuel 12:16

21He said, "Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord."

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Ecclesiastes 5:15, Ecclesiastes 5:15, 1 Timothy 6:7, 1 Timothy 6:7, 1 Thessalonians 5:18

22In all this, Job did not sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.

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James 1:12, James 1:12, Job 2:10, Job 2:10, 1 Peter 1:7