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Satan answered the LORD, “I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the LORD and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Satan, “From where do you come?” Satan answered the LORD and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD said to Satan, &#8220Where have you come from?&#8221 Then Satan answered the LORD and said, &#8220From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “From roaming about on the earth, and walking around on it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Yahweh said to Satan, “Where do you come from?” Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Then Satan answered the LORD, “From roaming around on the earth and from walking around on it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD asked Satan, “Where have you come from? ” “From roaming through the earth,” Satan answered him, “and walking around on it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD asked Satan, &#8220Where have you come from?&#8221 &#8220From roaming through the earth,&#8221 Satan answered Him, &#8220and walking around on it.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and the LORD asked, "Satan, where have you been?" Satan replied, "I have been going all over the earth." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD asked Satan, "Where have you come from?" Satan answered the LORD, "From wandering all over the earth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD asked him, "Where have you been?" Satan answered, "I have been walking here and there, roaming around the earth." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD asked Satan, "Where have you come from?" In response, Satan told the LORD, "From wandering all over the earth and walking back and forth throughout it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Where have you come from?? said the LORD to Satan. ?From roaming through the earth,? he replied, ?and walking back and forth in it.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Satan, "Where do you come from?" Satan answered the LORD, "From roving about on the earth, and from walking back and forth across it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Satan answered the LORD, and said, "From going back and forth on the earth, and from walking up and down on it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Satan, Whence comest thou? and Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And YHWH says to Satan, “From where have you come?” And Satan answers YHWH and says, “From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Whence camest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down in it.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah will say to the adversary, From whence wilt thou come? And the adversary will answer to Jehovah and say, From running to and fro in the earth, and from walking about in it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That the Lord said to Satan: Whence comest thou ? And he answered and said: I have gone round about the earth, and walked through it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />So the Lord said to Satan, “Where do you come from?” Answering, he said, “I have circled the land, and walked around in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD said to the satan, “Where have you been?” Then the satan answered the LORD and said, “Roaming the earth and patrolling it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Satan, Whence have you come? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said to Satan: “From where have you come?” Satan answered and said to LORD JEHOVAH: “I have encircled the Earth and I have walked in it!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the LORD said unto Satan: 'From whence comest thou?' And Satan answered the LORD, and said: 'From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Lord, said to the devil, Whence comest thou? Then the devil said before the Lord, I am come from going through the world, and walking about the whole earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/2-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=238" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/2.htm">Job Loses His Health</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/335.htm" title="335: ’ê (Interrog) -- Where?. Perhaps from 'aiyn; where? Hence how?.">“Where</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: miz·zeh (Prep-m:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: tā·ḇō (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">have you come from?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7854.htm" title="7854: haś·śā·ṭān (Art:: N-ms) -- From satan; an opponent; especially Satan, the arch-enemy of good.">Satan.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7751.htm" title="7751: miš·šuṭ (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to push forth; to lash, i.e. to row; by implication, to travel.">“From roaming</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">through the earth,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/7854.htm" title="7854: haś·śā·ṭān (Art:: N-ms) -- From satan; an opponent; especially Satan, the arch-enemy of good.">he</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: way·ya·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ū·mê·hiṯ·hal·lêḵ (Conj-w, Prep-m:: V-Hitpael-Inf) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“and walking back and forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">in it.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-10.htm">Revelation 12:10</a></span><br />And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31</a></span><br />Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/3-1.htm">Zechariah 3:1-2</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. / And the LORD said to Satan: “The LORD rebukes you, Satan! Indeed, the LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebukes you! Is not this man a firebrand snatched from the fire?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/21-1.htm">1 Chronicles 21:1</a></span><br />Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Matthew 4:1-11</a></span><br />Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. / After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry. / The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-2.htm">John 13:2</a></span><br />The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11-12</a></span><br />Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-11.htm">2 Corinthians 2:11</a></span><br />in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:5</a></span><br />For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-1.htm">Genesis 3:1-5</a></span><br />Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’” / The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, / but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-14.htm">2 Corinthians 11:14</a></span><br />And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-7.htm">James 4:7</a></span><br />Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-2.htm">Revelation 20:2</a></span><br />He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-19.htm">Matthew 13:19</a></span><br />When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the LORD said to Satan, From where come you? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.</p><p class="hdg">From whence.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/16-8.htm">Genesis 16:8</a></b></br> And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.</p><p class="hdg">From going.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-7.htm">Job 1:7</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-30.htm">John 14:30</a></b></br> Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">2 Corinthians 4:4</a></b></br> In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/2-1.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-13.htm">Camest</a> <a href="/job/1-20.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/1-21.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/1-7.htm">Fro</a> <a href="/job/1-7.htm">Roaming</a> <a href="/job/2-1.htm">Satan</a> <a href="/job/1-7.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/job/1-7.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/job/1-7.htm">Whence</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/2-4.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-29.htm">Camest</a> <a href="/job/2-3.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/job/2-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/7-4.htm">Fro</a> <a href="/psalms/50-11.htm">Roaming</a> <a href="/job/2-3.htm">Satan</a> <a href="/job/9-8.htm">Walking</a> <a href="/job/4-11.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/job/10-21.htm">Whence</a><div class="vheading2">Job 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/2-1.htm">Satan, appearing again before God, obtains further leave to tempt Job.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/2-7.htm">He afflicts him with sore boils.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/2-9.htm">Job reproves his wife, who moved him to curse God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/2-11.htm">His three friends console with him in silence.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>"Where have you come from?" said the LORD to Satan.</b><br>This question from the LORD to Satan is not due to a lack of knowledge, as God is omniscient. Instead, it serves to initiate a dialogue and reveal Satan's activities. This interaction is part of the heavenly council, a concept seen in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/1_kings/22-19.htm">1 Kings 22:19-22</a>, where God interacts with spiritual beings. The question highlights God's sovereign authority over all creation, including Satan, who must present himself before God.<p><b>"From roaming through the earth," he replied,</b><br>Satan's response indicates his role as the "accuser" or "adversary," as seen in <a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a>, where he is described as prowling around like a roaring lion. His roaming suggests a restless and relentless pursuit of opportunities to challenge and accuse humanity. This activity reflects the spiritual warfare theme present throughout the Bible, emphasizing the need for vigilance and faithfulness among believers.<p><b>"and walking back and forth in it."</b><br>This phrase underscores Satan's thorough and persistent examination of the earth, seeking to undermine God's creation. It echoes the language of <a href="/zechariah/1-10.htm">Zechariah 1:10-11</a>, where angelic beings patrol the earth. The imagery of walking back and forth suggests a comprehensive search, highlighting the pervasive nature of evil and the spiritual battle that believers face. This also foreshadows the testing of Job, illustrating the broader cosmic conflict between good and evil.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The sovereign God who is in control of all things. In this passage, He is depicted as the one who questions Satan, demonstrating His authority over all creation, including spiritual beings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary and accuser, who roams the earth seeking to challenge and test the faithfulness of God's people. His name in Hebrew, "Satan", means "adversary" or "accuser."<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>The realm where human life unfolds and where Satan claims to roam. It is the stage for the spiritual and moral challenges faced by humanity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavenly_court.htm">Heavenly Court</a></b><br>The setting of this dialogue, where spiritual beings present themselves before God. This reflects the belief in a divine council where God interacts with His creation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Job is the central human figure in the account, whose faith and righteousness are being tested by the events set in motion by this dialogue.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>God is in control of all things, including the actions of Satan. Believers can find comfort in knowing that nothing happens outside of God's sovereign will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Satan's roaming the earth is a reminder of the spiritual battle that believers face. Christians must remain vigilant and rely on God's strength to resist the devil.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_testing_of_faith.htm">The Testing of Faith</a></b><br>Just as Job's faith was tested, believers today may face trials that test their faith. These trials can strengthen our reliance on God and deepen our spiritual maturity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_protection_and_purpose.htm">God's Protection and Purpose</a></b><br>Even when Satan seeks to harm, God can use these situations for His purposes and our ultimate good, as seen in the life of Job.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_2_1-6_show_god's_goodness.htm">How can God's conversation with Satan, suggesting further suffering, be reconciled with the Bible's portrayal of God's goodness? (Job 2:1-6)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_zechariah_3_2's_rebuke_unique.htm">Why does Zechariah 3:2 present the angel of the Lord rebuking Satan in a manner that seems inconsistent with other Old Testament accounts of divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_satan_to_further_harm_job.htm">Why would a just and merciful God allow Satan to harm Job even further after his initial torment? (Job 2:3-6)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_satan_still_enter_heaven.htm">Can Satan still enter Heaven?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it</span> (see the comment on Job 1:7, of which this is an almost exact repetition). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/2-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“Where</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_335.htm">Strong's 335: </a> </span><span class="str2">Where?, how?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have you come from?”</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּבֹ֑א</span> <span class="translit">(tā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Satan.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂטָ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·ṭān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7854.htm">Strong's 7854: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opponent -- Satan, the arch-enemy of good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“From roaming</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשֻּׁ֣ט</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šuṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7751.htm">Strong's 7751: </a> </span><span class="str2">To push forth, to lash, to row, to travel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through the earth,”</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[he]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂטָ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·ṭān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7854.htm">Strong's 7854: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opponent -- Satan, the arch-enemy of good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֨עַן</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“and from walking back and forth</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֵהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·hiṯ·hal·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in it.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/2-2.htm">Job 2:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/2-2.htm">Job 2:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/2-2.htm">Job 2:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/2-2.htm">Job 2:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/2-2.htm">Job 2:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/2-2.htm">Job 2:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/2-2.htm">Job 2:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/2-2.htm">Job 2:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/2-2.htm">Job 2:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/2-2.htm">Job 2:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/2-2.htm">OT Poetry: Job 2:2 Yahweh said to Satan Where have you (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/2-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 2:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 2:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/2-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 2:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 2:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>