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he will certainly curse You to Your face.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse You to Your face.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But put forth Thy hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse Thee to Thy face.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But send forth Your hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse You to Your face.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But put forth Your hand now and touch (destroy) all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But stretch out your hand and strike everything he owns, and he will surely curse you to your face.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But stretch out Your hand and strike everything he owns, and he will surely curse You to Your face.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Try taking away everything he owns, and he will curse you to your face." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But now stretch out your hand, and strike everything he has. I bet he'll curse you to your face."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But now suppose you take away everything he has--he will curse you to your face!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />However, stretch out your hand and strike everything he owns, and he will curse you to your face."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But extend your hand and strike everything he has, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But put forth your hand now, and strike all that he has, and he will curse you to your face."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance has spread in the land, and yet, put forth Your hand now, and strike against anything that he has—if not, he blesses You to Your face!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath -- if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But send forth now thy band and tough upon all which is to him, if he will not bless thee upon thy face.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But stretch forth thy hand a little, and touch all that he hath, and see if he blesseth thee not to thy face. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But extend your hand a little, and touch all that he possesses, and see if he still praises you to your face.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But now put forth your hand and touch all that he has, and surely he will curse you to your face.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But put forth thy hand now, and destroy all that he has, and he will curse thee to thy face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But now reach your hand and touch everything that he has, he shall only curse you to your face!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But put forth Thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, surely he will blaspheme Thee to Thy face.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But put forth thine hand, and touch all that he has: verily he will bless thee to <i>thy</i> face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/1-11.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=104" 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/1.htm">Satan's First Attack</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/199.htm" title="199: wə·’ū·lām (Conj) -- But, but indeed. Apparently a variation of 'uwlay; however or on the contrary.">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šə·laḥ- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">stretch out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">Your hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: wə·ḡa‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">and strike</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">he has,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">and he will surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: yə·ḇā·ră·ḵe·kā (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 2mse) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">curse You</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pā·ne·ḵā (N-cpc:: 2ms) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">Your face.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.…<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="/job/2-5.htm">Job 2:5</a></span><br />But stretch out Your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/2-9.htm">Job 2:9</a></span><br />Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-12.htm">James 1:12</a></span><br />Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-9.htm">Matthew 4:9-10</a></span><br />“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.” / “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6-7</a></span><br />In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a></span><br />No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-31.htm">Luke 22:31-32</a></span><br />Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat. / But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-10.htm">Revelation 2:10</a></span><br />Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-1.htm">Genesis 22:1</a></span><br />Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a></span><br />Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-2.htm">Psalm 26:2</a></span><br />Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalm 139:23-24</a></span><br />Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. / See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.<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="/matthew/26-41.htm">Matthew 26:41</a></span><br />“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-7.htm">2 Corinthians 12:7-9</a></span><br />or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. / Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. / But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.</p><p class="hdg">But put.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-12.htm">Job 1:12</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath <i>is</i> in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-5.htm">Job 2:5</a></b></br> But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Isaiah 5:25</a></b></br> Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases <i>were</i> torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand <i>is</i> stretched out still.</p><p class="hdg">touch.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-5.htm">Job 4:5</a></b></br> But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/19-21.htm">Job 19:21</a></b></br> Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-11.htm">Genesis 26:11</a></b></br> And Abimelech charged all <i>his</i> people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.</p><p class="hdg">and he will curse thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-5.htm">Job 1:5,21</a></b></br> And it was so, when the days of <i>their</i> feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings <i>according</i> to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually… </p><p class="hdg">See on</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-9.htm">Job 2:9</a></b></br> Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-21.htm">Isaiah 8:21</a></b></br> And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-13.htm">Malachi 3:13,14</a></b></br> Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken <i>so much</i> against thee? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/21-13.htm">Blaspheme</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-5.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-2.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-21.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/esther/7-8.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/1-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/esther/9-16.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/titus/2-12.htm">Renounce</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-14.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/esther/6-13.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-22.htm">Touch</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/2-5.htm">Blaspheme</a> <a href="/job/2-5.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/job/1-21.htm">Blessed</a> <a href="/job/2-5.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/job/2-5.htm">Cursing</a> <a href="/job/1-20.htm">Face</a> <a href="/job/1-12.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/job/1-12.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/job/1-12.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/job/2-5.htm">Renounce</a> <a href="/job/8-16.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/job/2-5.htm">Stretch</a> <a href="/job/2-5.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/job/5-5.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/job/2-5.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/job/2-5.htm">Touch</a> <a href="/job/7-2.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Job 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/1-1.htm">The holiness, riches, and reverent care of Job for his children.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/1-6.htm">Satan, appearing before God, obtains leave to afflict Job.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/1-13.htm">Understanding of the loss of his children and goods, in his mourning Job blesses God.</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/1.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/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But stretch out Your hand</b><br>This phrase suggests a direct action from God, indicating His sovereign power and authority over creation. In biblical context, God's "hand" often symbolizes His power and intervention (<a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20</a>, <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>). Theologically, it raises questions about divine permission and the nature of testing, as seen in the broader narrative of Job.<p><b>and strike all that he has</b><br>The request to "strike" implies a test of Job's faithfulness through loss and suffering. Historically, the concept of divine testing is seen in other biblical figures, such as Abraham (<a href="/genesis/22.htm">Genesis 22:1-19</a>). Culturally, wealth and possessions were seen as signs of divine favor, so their removal would challenge Job's perceived righteousness.<p><b>and he will surely curse You to Your face.”</b><br>This phrase reflects the accuser's belief that Job's piety is contingent on his prosperity. The idea of cursing God directly challenges the covenant relationship between God and man. In the Hebrew context, "curse" is a serious offense, often resulting in severe consequences (<a href="/leviticus/24-10.htm">Leviticus 24:10-16</a>). This accusation sets the stage for the central theme of the book: the nature of true righteousness and faith.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He was wealthy and had a large family, living in the land of Uz.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/satan.htm">Satan</a></b><br>The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, suggesting that Job's faithfulness is due to his prosperity and protection from God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty who allows Satan to test Job's faith, demonstrating His sovereignty and the depth of Job's righteousness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/heavenly_court.htm">Heavenly Court</a></b><br>The setting where the sons of God, including Satan, present themselves before the Lord, initiating the dialogue about Job.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/land_of_uz.htm">Land of Uz</a></b><br>The region where Job lived, often associated with the area east of Israel, though its exact location is uncertain.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_trials.htm">Understanding Trials</a></b><br>Trials are not always a result of personal sin but can be a test of faith. Job's account reminds us that God may allow challenges to refine and strengthen our character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_adversity.htm">Integrity in Adversity</a></b><br>Job's initial response to his trials demonstrates the importance of maintaining integrity and faithfulness to God, even when circumstances are dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/sovereignty_of_god.htm">Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>God's permission for Satan to test Job underscores His ultimate control over all situations. Believers can trust that God has a purpose, even in suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The dialogue between God and Satan reveals the reality of spiritual warfare. Christians should be aware of the spiritual battles that occur beyond the physical realm.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_beyond_blessings.htm">Faith Beyond Blessings</a></b><br>True faith is not dependent on material blessings. Job's account challenges believers to evaluate whether their faith would remain if all earthly blessings were removed.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_job's_words_contain_any_sin.htm">Did Job's words contain any sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_3's_despair_contradict_james_5_11.htm">Does the despair expressed in Job 3 contradict later biblical accounts (e.g., James 5:11) that describe Job as patient and steadfast?</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/why_does_eliphaz_claim_innocents_don't_perish.htm">In Job 4:7, how could Eliphaz assert that no innocent person has ever perished when history shows countless examples of righteous people suffering?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But put forth thine hand now</span>; literally, <span class="accented">send forth thy hand</span>, as a man does who strikes a blow (comp. <a href="/genesis/22-12.htm">Genesis 22:12</a>; <a href="/exodus/3-20.htm">Exodus 3:20</a>; <a href="/exodus/9-15.htm">Exodus 9:15</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">And touch all that he hath</span>; or, <span class="accented">smite all that he hath</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> ruin him, strip him of his possessions. And he will curse thee to thy face. Professor Lee translates, "If not, he will bless thee to thy face;" the LXX., "Surely he will bless thee to thy face;" Canon Cook, "See if he will not renounce thee openly." But the majority of Hebraists agree with the Authorized Version. Satan suggests that, if Job be stripped of his possessions, he will openly curse God, and renounce his worship. Here he did not so much calumniate, or lie, as show the evil thoughts that were in his own heart. No doubt he believed that Job would act as he said. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/1-11.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">But</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאוּלָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ū·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_199.htm">Strong's 199: </a> </span><span class="str2">However, on the contrary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">stretch out</span><br /><span class="heb">שְֽׁלַֽח־</span> <span class="translit">(šə·laḥ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your hand</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽדְךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and strike</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has,</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he will surely</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">curse You</span><br /><span class="heb">יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḇā·ră·ḵe·kā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your face.”</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּנֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/1-11.htm">Job 1:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/1-11.htm">Job 1:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/1-11.htm">Job 1:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/1-11.htm">Job 1:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/1-11.htm">Job 1:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/1-11.htm">Job 1:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/1-11.htm">Job 1:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/1-11.htm">Job 1:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/1-11.htm">Job 1:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/1-11.htm">Job 1:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/1-11.htm">OT Poetry: Job 1:11 But put forth your hand now (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/1-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 1:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 1:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/1-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 1:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 1:12" /></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>