Job 1:20

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 1:20

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Berean Standard Bible

Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,

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KJV

King James Version

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

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WEB

World English Bible

Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped;

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Job 1

¹⁸ While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

¹⁹ when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

²⁰ Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,

²¹ saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

²² In all this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.

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