Job 1:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
Job 1:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 1:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 1:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.””
Job 1:7 — World English Bible
Job 1:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. ”
Job 1:7 — American Standard Version
Job 1:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Whence comest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down on it.'”
Job 1:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 1:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah said to Satan, Whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. ”
Job 1:7 — Darby Translation
Job 1:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the Lord sayde vnto Satan, Whence commest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, saying, From compassing the earth to and from, and from walking in it.”
Job 1:7 — Geneva Bible
Job 1:7 in Context — Job 1
5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according 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.
6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.
7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
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What Does Job 1:7 Mean?
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