Job 1:6-12

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Satan Appears Before the Lord

⁶ One day the ·angels [^Lsons of God] came to ·show themselves [stand] before the Lord, and ·Satan [^Lthe Satan; ^Cmeans “the Accuser” or “the Adversary”; either the Devil or a member of God’s heavenly court] was with them. ⁷ The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”

Satan [1:6] answered the Lord, “I have been ·wandering around [roaming] the earth, ·going back and forth in [patrolling] it.”

⁸ Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you noticed [considered; ^Lset your heart on] my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him. He is an honest and innocent man, honoring God and staying away from evil [1:1].”

⁹ But Satan [1:6] answered the Lord, “·Job honors God for a good reason [^LDoes Job honor/fear/respect God for no good reason?]. ¹⁰ ·You have [^LDon’t you…?] put a ·wall [hedge; ^Cto protect from danger] around him, his family, and everything he owns. You have blessed ·the things he has done [^Lall the works of his hands]. His flocks and herds ·are so large they almost cover [^Lburst forth on] the land. ¹¹ But ·reach out [stretch forth] your hand and ·destroy [afflict] everything he has, and [^Lsee if] he will curse you to your face.”

¹² The Lord said to Satan [1:6], “All right, then. Everything Job has is in your ·power [^Lhand], but ·you must not touch Job himself [^Lbut don’t send your hand against him].” Then Satan [1:6] left the Lord’s presence.