Job 2:4 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

Satan answered the LORD, "Skin for skin! Certainly, a man will give everything he has for his life.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

ASV:

And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

BBE:

And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life.

DBY:

And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;

ERV:

And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

JPS:

And Satan answered the LORD, and said: 'Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

WBS:

And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, even, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

WEB:

Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

YLT:

And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.

Job 2:4 Cross References

XREF:

Job 2:3 The LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause."

Job 2:5 "However, put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, {e} Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
(e) By this he means that a man's own skin is dearer to him than another man's.

WES:

2:4 Skin, and c. - The sense is, this is so far from being an evidence of Job's sincere and generous piety, that it is only an act of mere self - love; he is contented with the loss of his estate, and children too, so long as he sleeps in a whole skin; and he is well pleased, that thou wilt accept of these a ransom in his stead; and it is not true patience which makes him seem to bear his crosses so submissively, but policy, that he may appease thy wrath against him, and prevent those farther plagues, which, for his hypocrisy, he fears thou wilt otherwise bring upon his own carcase.

MHC:

2:1-6. How well is it for us, that neither men nor devils are to be our judges! but all our judgment comes from the Lord, who never errs. Job holds fast his integrity still, as his weapon. God speaks with pleasure of the power of his own grace. Self-love and self-preservation are powerful in the hearts of men. But Satan accuses Job, representing him as wholly selfish, and minding nothing but his own ease and safety. Thus are the ways and people of God often falsely blamed by the devil and his agents. Permission is granted to Satan to make trial, but with a limit. If God did not chain up the roaring lion, how soon would he devour us! Job, thus slandered by Satan, was a type of Christ, the first prophecy of whom was, that Satan should bruise his heel, and be foiled.

CONC:

Adversary Answereth Replied Satan Skin Yea Yes

Adversary Life Satan Skin

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