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</li> <li class="tabItem marginal" data-related-content="studyMarginals" aria-label="marginal"> <span class="icon"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="navigationContents"> <div id="studyDiscover" class="studyPane active tabContent"> <div class="section"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui"><strong>Job Outline</strong></span></h3><div class="summaryOutline"><ul class="content"><li class='scalableui'><ul class="outline"><li class="L1 chapterNo"><ul><li class="L2"><p>Satan again questions Job’s motives <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2#h=15:0-17:0"><span class="altsize">1-5</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Satan permitted to strike Job’s body <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2#h=17:0-18:0"><span class="altsize">6-8</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Job’s wife: “Curse God and die!” <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2#h=18:0-19:0"><span class="altsize">9, 10</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Job’s three companions arrive <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2#h=19:0-20:0"><span class="altsize">11-13</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="18-2-1" data-section-citation="018002001018002001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:1</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-13"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1121" data-pid="1121">A Hebrew idiom that refers to angelic sons of God.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/19" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-20"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 6:2; De 33:2; Job 38:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-20" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-20" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/20" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-21"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 103:20; Da 7:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-21" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-21" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/21" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-22"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 1:6-8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-22" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-22" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p51" data-pid="51" class="se"></p> <p id="p52" data-pid="52" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/50/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 135</a></p> <div id="p53" data-pid="53"><p data-pid="53" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/51/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="53" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/51/0">3/15/2006, pp. 13-14</a></p> </div><p id="p54" data-pid="54" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p15" data-pid="15" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/13/0">it-1 135;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/13/2"> w06 3/15 13-14;</a></p> <p id="p16" data-pid="16" class="sx"></p> <p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/22/0">w81 5/1 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/22/2"> w74 640;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/22/4"> g73 12/8 27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/22/6"> ad 96;</a><span class="ni"> im 132,</span><span class="ni"> 165;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/22/9"> w62 600;</a><span class="ni"> wr 56;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/22/11"> w57 599;</a><span class="ni"> wl 174;</span><span class="ni"> w41 245;</span><span class="ni"> en 89</span></p> <p id="p25" data-pid="25" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="18-2-2" data-section-citation="018002002018002002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:2</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/22" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-23"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Pe 5:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-23" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-23" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p54" data-pid="54" class="se"></p> <div id="p55" data-pid="55"><p data-pid="55" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/52/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="55" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/52/0">3/15/2006, p. 14</a></p> </div><p id="p56" data-pid="56" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p16" data-pid="16" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/14/0">w06 3/15 14;</a></p> <p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="sx"></p> <p id="p25" data-pid="25" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/23/0">w82 12/15 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/23/2"> w81 5/1 18;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/23/4"> w66 761;</a><span class="ni"> bf 568;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/23/6"> w57 599;</a><span class="ni"> wl 176;</span><span class="ni"> w41 245;</span><span class="ni"> w37 186</span></p> <p id="p26" data-pid="26" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="18-2-3" data-section-citation="018002003018002003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:3</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-14"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1122" data-pid="1122">Lit., “set your heart upon.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-15"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1123" data-pid="1123">Or “a blameless and upright man.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-16"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1124" data-pid="1124">Lit., “swallow.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/23" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-24"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 6:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-24" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-24" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/24" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-25"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 27:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-25" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-25" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/25" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-26"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 1:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-26" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-26" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p26" data-pid="26" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/24/0">lp 54-55;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/24/2"> w74 150;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/24/4"> w66 522;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/24/5"> w62 420;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/24/6"> w57 599,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/24/7"> 749;</a><span class="ni"> w46 103;</span><span class="ni"> na46 35;</span><span class="ni"> w42 232;</span><span class="ni"> wl 176;</span><span class="ni"> w41 245</span></p> <p id="p27" data-pid="27" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="18-2-4" data-section-citation="018002004018002004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:4</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-17"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1125" data-pid="1125">Or “soul.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p56" data-pid="56" class="se"></p> <p id="p57" data-pid="57" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/53/0"><em>Bible Questions Answered,</em> article 120</a></p> <div id="p58" data-pid="58"><p data-pid="58" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/54/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="58" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/54/0">6/2022, p. 23</a></p> </div><p id="p59" data-pid="59" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/55/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 34</a></p> <p id="p60" data-pid="60" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/56/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1210</a></p> <p id="p61" data-pid="61" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/57/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 16,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/58/0"> 867,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/59/0"> 1011</a></p> <div id="p62" data-pid="62"><p data-pid="62" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/60/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="62" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/60/0">4/2016, p. 15</a></p> </div><p id="p63" data-pid="63" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/61/0"><em>Teach Us,</em> p. 127</a></p> <p id="p64" data-pid="64" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/62/0"><em>Bible Teach,</em> p. 120</a></p> <div id="p65" data-pid="65"><p data-pid="65" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/63/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="65" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/63/0">5/15/2011, p. 17</a></p><p data-pid="65" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/64/0">4/15/2009, pp. 4,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/65/0"> 7</a></p><p data-pid="65" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/66/0">12/15/2008, pp. 4-5</a></p><p data-pid="65" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/67/0">11/15/2006, pp. 4-5</a></p><p data-pid="65" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/68/0">1/15/2003, p. 4</a></p> </div><p id="p66" data-pid="66" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/69/0"><em>True Peace,</em> pp. 50-52</a></p> <p id="p67" data-pid="67" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/0">ijwbq article 120;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/2"> w22.06 23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/4"> lff lesson 34;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/6"> it-1 1210;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/8"> it-2 16,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/10"> 867,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/12"> 1011;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/14"> w16.04 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/16"> bhs 127;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/18"> bh 120;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/20"> w11 5/15 17;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/23"> w09 4/15 4,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/26"> 7;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/28"> w08 12/15 4-5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/30"> w06 11/15 4-5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/32"> w03 1/15 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/15/34"> tp 50-52;</a></p> <p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="sx"></p> <p id="p27" data-pid="27" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/25/0">bw 117-118;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/25/4"> w76 58-59;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/25/6"> w74 169;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/25/8"> w73 196;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/25/10"> tp73 53-54;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/25/13"> ad 891;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/25/14"> w66 524;</a><span class="ni"> g64 11/8 6;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/25/16"> w63 558;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/25/17"> w61 255,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/25/18"> 565;</a><span class="ni"> bd 56;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/25/20"> w57 599;</a><span class="ni"> wl 178</span></p> <p id="p28" data-pid="28" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="18-2-5" data-section-citation="018002005018002005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:5</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/26" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-27"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 24:15, 16; Job 1:11, 12; Re 12:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-27" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-27" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p67" data-pid="67" class="se"></p> <p id="p68" data-pid="68" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/70/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 16,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/71/0"> 867</a></p> <div id="p69" data-pid="69"><p data-pid="69" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/72/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="69" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/72/0">4/2016, p. 15</a></p> </div><div id="p70" data-pid="70"><p data-pid="70" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/73/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="70" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/73/0">2/15/2010, pp. 20-21</a></p><p data-pid="70" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/74/0">11/15/2006, pp. 4-5</a></p><p data-pid="70" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/75/0">11/15/1994, p. 12</a></p> </div><p id="p71" data-pid="71" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/76/0"><em>True Peace,</em> pp. 50-52</a></p> <p id="p72" data-pid="72" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/16/0">it-2 16,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/16/2"> 867;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/16/4"> w16.04 15;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/16/6"> w10 2/15 20-21;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/16/8"> w06 11/15 4-5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/16/10"> w94 11/15 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/16/12"> tp 50-52;</a></p> <p id="p19" data-pid="19" class="sx"></p> <p id="p28" data-pid="28" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/26/0">bw 117-118;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/26/3"> w74 169;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/26/5"> w73 196;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/26/7"> tp73 53-54;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/26/10"> ad 891;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/26/11"> w63 558;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/26/12"> w57 599;</a><span class="ni"> wl 179;</span><span class="ni"> ci 331</span></p> <p id="p29" data-pid="29" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="18-2-6" data-section-citation="018002006018002006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:6</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-18"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1126" data-pid="1126">Or “under your control.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-19"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1127" data-pid="1127">Or “soul.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p72" data-pid="72" class="se"></p> <p id="p73" data-pid="73" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/77/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 867</a></p> <p id="p74" data-pid="74" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p19" data-pid="19" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/17/0">it-2 867;</a></p> <p id="p20" data-pid="20" class="sx"></p> <p id="p29" data-pid="29" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/27/0">ad 1451;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/27/1"> w62 686;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/27/2"> w57 599;</a><span class="ni"> wl 181</span></p> <p id="p30" data-pid="30" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="18-2-7" data-section-citation="018002007018002007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:7</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-20"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1128" data-pid="1128">Lit., “face.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-21"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1129" data-pid="1129">Or “with severe ulcers.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/27" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-28"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 30:30</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-28" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-28" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p74" data-pid="74" class="se"></p> <p id="p75" data-pid="75" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/78/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 350</a></p> <p id="p76" data-pid="76" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/79/0"><em>Creator,</em> p. 172</a></p> <div id="p77" data-pid="77"><p data-pid="77" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/80/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="77" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/80/0">11/15/1994, p. 13</a></p> </div><p id="p78" data-pid="78" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p20" data-pid="20" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/18/0">it-1 350;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/18/2"> ct 172;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/18/5"> w94 11/15 13;</a></p> <p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="sx"></p> <p id="p30" data-pid="30" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/28/0">ad 248;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/28/1"> w65 395;</a><span class="ni"> im 165;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/28/3"> w63 370;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/28/4"> w61 118;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/28/5"> w57 599;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/28/6"> w50 25;</a><span class="ni"> wl 183</span></p> <p id="p31" data-pid="31" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="18-2-8" data-section-citation="018002008018002008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:8</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/28" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-29"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jer 6:26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-29" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-29" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p78" data-pid="78" class="se"></p> <p id="p79" data-pid="79" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/81/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 191</a></p> <p id="p80" data-pid="80" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/82/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 657</a></p> <p id="p81" data-pid="81" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p21" data-pid="21" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/19/0">it-1 191;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/19/2"> it-2 657;</a></p> <p id="p22" data-pid="22" class="sx"></p> <p id="p31" data-pid="31" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/29/0">w79 6/1 26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/29/2"> w76 197;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/29/4"> w66 535,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/29/5"> 556;</a><span class="ni"> g62 12/8 25;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/29/7"> w57 599;</a><span class="ni"> wl 187</span></p> <p id="p32" data-pid="32" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="18-2-9" data-section-citation="018002009018002009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:9</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p81" data-pid="81" class="se"></p> <div id="p82" data-pid="82"><p data-pid="82" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/83/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="82" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/83/0">4/15/2009, p. 4</a></p><p data-pid="82" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/84/0">3/15/2006, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="82" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/85/0">11/15/1994, p. 13</a></p> </div><p id="p83" data-pid="83" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/86/0"><em>Family Happiness,</em> pp. 118-119</a></p> <p id="p84" data-pid="84" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p22" data-pid="22" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/20/0">w09 4/15 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/20/2"> w06 3/15 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/20/4"> fy 118-119;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/20/6"> w94 11/15 13;</a></p> <p id="p23" data-pid="23" class="sx"></p> <p id="p32" data-pid="32" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/30/0">w66 525,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/30/1"> 595;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/30/2"> w63 356;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/30/3"> w61 442;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/30/4"> w57 599;</a><span class="ni"> wl 188</span></p> <p id="p33" data-pid="33" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="18-2-10" data-section-citation="018002010018002010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:10</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/29" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-30"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 1:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-30" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-30" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/30" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-31"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jas 5:10, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-31" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-31" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p84" data-pid="84" class="se"></p> <div id="p85" data-pid="85"><p data-pid="85" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/87/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="85" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/87/0">9/1/1988, p. 10</a></p> </div><p id="p86" data-pid="86" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p23" data-pid="23" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/21/0">w88 9/1 10;</a></p> <p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="sx"></p> <p id="p33" data-pid="33" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/31/0">w63 356;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/31/1"> w61 442;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/31/2"> w57 599;</a><span class="ni"> w47 136;</span><span class="ni"> wl 192</span></p> <p id="p34" data-pid="34" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="18-2-11" data-section-citation="018002011018002011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:11</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-22"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1130" data-pid="1130">Or “acquaintances.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/31" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-32"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 4:1; 15:1; 22:1; 42:7, 9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-32" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-32" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/32" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-33"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 8:1; 18:1; 25:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-33" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-33" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/33" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-34"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 25:1, 2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-34" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-34" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/34" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-35"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 11:1; 20:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-35" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-35" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p34" data-pid="34" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/32/0">w82 6/1 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/32/2"> w79 6/1 27;</a><span class="ni"> w42 164;</span><span class="ni"> wl 200;</span><span class="ni"> w34 126;</span><span class="ni"> g30 1/8 246</span></p> <p id="p35" data-pid="35" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="18-2-12" data-section-citation="018002012018002012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:12</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/35" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-36"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Eze 27:30, 31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-36" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-36" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p35" data-pid="35" class="sx"><span class="ni">wl 209</span></p> <p id="p36" data-pid="36" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="18-2-13" data-section-citation="018002013018002013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/36" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-37"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 16:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-37" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-37" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p86" data-pid="86" class="se"></p> <p id="p87" data-pid="87" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/88/0"><em>Imitate Their Faith,</em> article 4</a></p> <div id="p88" data-pid="88"><p data-pid="88" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/89/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="88" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/89/0">3/15/2006, p. 14</a></p><p data-pid="88" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204407/90/0">11/15/1994, p. 13</a></p> </div><p id="p89" data-pid="89" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p24" data-pid="24" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/22/0">ijwia article 4;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/22/2"> w06 3/15 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270018/22/4"> w94 11/15 13;</a></p> <p id="p25" data-pid="25" class="sx"></p> <p id="p36" data-pid="36" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020018/34/0">w66 525;</a><span class="ni"> wl 213</span></p> <p id="p37" data-pid="37" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/19/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-20-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 6:2; De 33:2; Job 38:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-20-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-20-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/20/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-21-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 103:20; Da 7:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-21-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-21-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/21/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-22-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 1:6-8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-22-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-22-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/22/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-23-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Pe 5:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-23-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-23-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/23/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-24-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 6:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-24-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-24-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/24/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-25-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 27:5</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-25-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-25-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/25/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-26-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 1:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-26-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-26-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/26/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-27-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 24:15, 16; Job 1:11, 12; Re 12:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-27-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-27-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/27/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-28-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 30:30</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-28-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-28-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/28/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-29-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jer 6:26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-29-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-29-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/29/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-30-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 1:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-30-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-30-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/30/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-31-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jas 5:10, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-31-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-31-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/31/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-32-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 4:1; 15:1; 22:1; 42:7, 9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-32-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-32-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/32/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-33-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Job 2:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Job 8:1; 18:1; 25:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-33-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-33-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/18/2/33/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-34-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span 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href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070122/12893" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>Then Jehovah said to Satan: “Where have you come from?” Satan answered Jehovah: “From roving about on the earth and from walking about in it.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070122/22" data-bid="23-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v18-2-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070122/12894" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>And Jehovah said to Satan: “Have you taken note of<a id="footnotesource14" data-fnid="14" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070122/13">*</a> my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth. He is an upright man of integrity,<a id="footnotesource15" data-fnid="15" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070122/14">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070122/23" data-bid="24-1" class="b">+</a> fearing God and shunning what is bad. He is still holding firmly to his integrity,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070122/24" data-bid="25-1" class="b">+</a> even though you try to incite me against him<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070122/25" data-bid="26-1" class="b">+</a> to destroy<a id="footnotesource16" data-fnid="16" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070122/15">*</a> him for no reason.” </span><span id="v18-2-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070122/12895" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>But Satan answered Jehovah: “Skin for skin. A man will give everything that he has for his life.<a id="footnotesource17" data-fnid="17" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070122/16">*</a> </span><span id="v18-2-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070122/12896" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>But, for a change, stretch out your hand and strike his bone and flesh, and he will surely curse you to your very face.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070122/26" data-bid="27-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="sb"><span id="v18-2-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070122/12897" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>Then Jehovah said to Satan: “Look! He is in your hand!<a id="footnotesource18" data-fnid="18" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070122/17">*</a> Only do not take his life!”<a id="footnotesource19" data-fnid="19" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070122/18">*</a> </span><span id="v18-2-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070122/12898" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>So Satan went out from the presence<a id="footnotesource20" data-fnid="20" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070122/19">*</a> of Jehovah and struck Job with painful boils<a id="footnotesource21" data-fnid="21" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070122/20">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070122/27" data-bid="28-1" class="b">+</a> from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. </span><span id="v18-2-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070122/12899" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself, and he was sitting among the ashes.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070122/28" data-bid="29-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p18" data-pid="18" class="sb"><span id="v18-2-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070122/12900" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>Finally his wife said to him: “Are you still holding firmly to your integrity? Curse God and die!” </span><span id="v18-2-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070122/12901" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>But he said to her: “You are talking like one of the senseless women. Should we accept only what is good from the true God and not accept also what is bad?”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070122/29" data-bid="30-1" class="b">+</a> In all of this, Job did not sin with his lips.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070122/30" data-bid="31-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p19" data-pid="19" class="sb"><span id="v18-2-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070122/12902" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>Three companions<a id="footnotesource22" data-fnid="22" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070122/21">*</a> of Job heard about all the calamities that had come upon him, and each came from his own place—Elʹi·phaz<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070122/31" data-bid="32-1" class="b">+</a> the Teʹman·ite, Bilʹdad<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070122/32" data-bid="33-1" class="b">+</a> the Shuʹhite,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070122/33" data-bid="34-1" class="b">+</a> and Zoʹphar<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070122/34" data-bid="35-1" class="b">+</a> the Naʹa·ma·thite. 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