Job 2:7

Job Loses His Health · Job 2:1–10
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Translations

Modern
So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
Traditional
So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Literal
And Satan went forth from the face of YHWH, and he struck Job with severe boils from the sole of his foot even up to the crown of his head.
Latin
Egressus igitur Satan a facie Domini, percussit Job ulcere pessimo, a planta pedis usque ad verticem ejus;

Original

Hebrew
English
So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.

Notes

This Hebrew term for terrible boils referred to any raised wounds that leak (Exodus 9:10; Leviticus 13:18–20; Deuteronomy 28:27, 35).

God and Satan agree to test Job, which causes his troubles and confirms his integrity (1:20–21; 2:10). None of the book's characters ever learn of this council in heaven.

Theme notes and profiles

Satan God or Satan? Jesus and Satan

Events

People

Job: A righteous man who endured great suffering Satan: The adversary, the devil, the tempter of humanity

Glossary

Apocalyptic Boil Book of Job Medicine and Medical Practice Satan Teman (Place)

Topics

Boil of Job Boils Diseases: Often Through Satan Diseases: Regarded As Visitations Job: A Man Who Lived in Uz: Trial of, by Affliction of Satan Satan: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Sickness: The Devil Sometimes Permitted to Inflict Temptation: A Test The Devil: Saints: Afflicted By, Only As God Permits