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Job 2:8-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Job 2:8-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Job’s Reaction. 8 He took a potsherd to scrape himself, as he sat among the ashes. 9 Then his wife said to him,(A) “Are you still holding to your innocence? Curse God and die!”[a] 10 But he said to her, “You speak as foolish women do. We accept good things from God; should we not accept evil?” Through all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(B)
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- 2:9 Curse God and die: the presupposition is that such blasphemy would be met with immediate death.
Job 2:8-10
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Job 2:8-10
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8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.(A)
9 His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity?(B) Curse God and die!”(C)
10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[a] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”(D)
In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(E)
Footnotes
- Job 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.
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