Job was blameless, meaning no sin was found in him. This name might have been derived from the hebrew word for persecution, thus meaning persecuted one. Like the hebrew patriarchs, job lived more than 100 years 42. It seems likely that job himself lived in the second millennium b. Job certainly suffered, but there is more to his story than that. A hebrew word for mind such as leb, lebab, ruah, or other possibilities was not in the hebrew text of this verse. Todays translators are not in agreement as to the meaning of this verse. The early syriac peshitta, aramaic targum and latin vulgate translators had similar difficulties. We have provided this method as a convenience to our users. The israel bible offers a unique commentary that seeks to explain gods focus on the land of israel alongside the original hebrew text, transliteration of select hebrew verses, and the new jewish publication society translation. Commentaries, hebrew definition and meaning bible dictionary.
Iyov job chapter 1 tanakh online torah bible chabad. Let none deceive themselves by imagining that the book of job is an ancient story which crept into the bible. Job commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The bible texts and jewish commentaries are provided in hebrew and english.
Dec 17, 2019 16 quotes from the book of job famous bible scriptures update on december 17, 2019 by pastor jack wellman the book of job is often upheld as an example of godly patience while suffering. An integrated digital bible study library including complete notes from the believers bible commentary and the cultural backgrounds study bible niv and nrsv is just a step away. Job, possibly the strangest book in the bible, is based on legends going back thousands of years, and is written in a very unusual form of. The author, date, and place of the book of job are all uncertain. Study these 16 quotes from the book of job famous bible scriptures to learn more about the nature of god and how he wants us to live. Hebrew poetry is very different to the western poetry. Job 8 commentary explaining the book bible study guide. As with other books of the bible, job bears the name of the narratives primary character. You can find the best commentary on job for you using the tools on the right side. Andrews free online bible commentary contains notes from the life for today commentaries which provides notes for about half of the verses. Bible study tools bible commentary bible commentary. Clicking on a verse directs to a page with commentaries, translations and more biblical sources like quoting commentary, midrash, talmud, quotation, mishnah, philosophy, guides. Read job 1 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole.
Also, in the comments sections, quotations from the biblical text are in hebrew not. In this deep, dark and watery context, verse 3 uses only two hebrew words to. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing god and shunning evil. There are seven different hebrew words for gold, and at least four of them appear in this chapter. As the first poetic book of the english bible, job introduces the reader to the idea of hebrew poetry, which involves the repetition and combination of ideas more than sounds. He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.
The book of job is considered being part of the poetic books job, psalms, proverbs, ecclesiastes, and song of songs in todays bible editions. Using this commentary, one could work through the text by translating a verse or. As noted the book of job does not deal with the matter. Below are a number of bible verses without commentary.
Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth. Old testament hebrew english holy name king james version with strongs numbers. Many copies of the hebrew bible place it after the book of psalms, and some after the. William david reyburn, in a handbook on the book of job new york. One day the angels came to present themselves before the lord, and satan also came. Some bible scholars debate whether he was an actual person or legend, but job is mentioned as a historical figure by the prophet ezekial ezekial 14. Kjv bible verses from job offer free, online access, for those of the christian faith, to study scriptural passages for biblical studies, contained in the words. One would not know it from the first few verses, but the book of job is about an. But after this experience, job came to embody for me a bible in my. Satan answered the lord, from roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it. We have just added many new sources, including the expositors bible commentary, bengels gnomon, langes commentary, hastings great texts and many more. Now you can read and listen to the holy hebrew bible. In the book of job, satan is first designated by name. The complete tanakh tanach hebrew bible tanakh online.
David guzik commentary on job 21 describes jobs answer to zophars second speech, challenging the empty words of his friends, and declaring gods wisdom. Blue letter bible is now partnering with wordboarda whiteboard animation project developed by james street that focuses on explaining books or passages in the bible in a fun, simple way. However, we do not feel this is the best method for using the blue letter bible. This page provides a method to go directly to a commentary by a specific author. The book of job is rightly understood to be a masterpiece of hebrew poetry and western literature. This summary of the book of job provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of job. Pretending you have never heard of a globe or even a flat earth before, lets just allow the bible to speak for itself. Judaica press translation of tanakh with rashis commentary free online translation of tanakh and rashis entire commentary. The name job is the english translation of the hebrew name iyov which means persecuted, hated on the surface job is a long, boring, somewhat confusing book and one might question how it ever came to be grouped with the wisdom books as it is hard to ascertain any wisdom in this tale of woe. The kjv translators inserted mind into the sentence to try make the verse better understood. The greek septuagint also included the books of wisdom and sirach.
These stories focus on job s trials at the hands of god and how he deals with them. Study job 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. We have now before us one of the choicest and most excellent parts of all the old testament. Job 37 at this my heart pounds and leaps bible gateway. It is possible that job is the oldest of any book of the bible written approximately 21001800 b. This book of job stands by itself, is not connected with any other, and is therefore to be considered alone. Book of job read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Well be studying the 8 th chapter of the old testament book of job weve been reminded throughout this book that when we dont understand gods ways, we must trust his. The bible study app features online jewish texts with niqqud and cantillation. It is designed to help christians learn more about the bible they love so much and to think through it the way god intended. Additional notes are available in the expanded living commentary, containing footnotes on over 23,000 of the 31,000 bible verses. He has the law of god on his side by mans sin, and against man.
When inward temptations join with outward calamities, the soul is hurried as in a tempest, and is filled with confusion. The most popular bible verses from job found 1,070 verses job 1. Designed for both jewish and nonjewish readers alike, the israel bible offers a unique commentary that seeks to explain gods focus on the land of israel alongside the original hebrew text, transliteration of select hebrew verses. The book of job is often upheld as an example of godly patience while suffering. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining.
The book of job portrays with historical accuracy a godgiven record of a man who lived in the land of uz. Easyenglish is a system of simple english designed by wycliffe associates uk. Here, you can find bookbybook, chapterbychapter, and versebyverse commentary on the entire bible eventually. The hebrew bible, which is also called the tanakh t. And there is a reality called satan who challenges god that his man is not as good as he thinks he is. With regard to both biblical texts, gods speech in the book of job and genesis 1. This is the first attempt since mendelssohns biur to approach the bible from the jewish side with the latest philological and archaeological equipment. Job with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The most popular bible verses from job top verses bible.
The tanakh or mikra or hebrew bible is the collection of jewish texts composed in hebrew. You can read our explanation of job 8 meaning of verses 11 through 22 of chapter 8 as well. The book of job is the first book of the wisdom literature of hebrew scripture, and is followed by psalms, proverbs, ecclesiastes, and the song of songs. My introduction to the book of job iyov in hebrew was not a promising one. An online bible commentary you can understand welcome to, the free online bible study site. The expositors bible commentary states in its introductory notes on the book of job. A new hebrew commentary on the whole of the old testament has been since 1903 in progress under the editorship of a. Or from an arabic word meaning repent, thus bearing the name repentant one. These stories focus on jobs trials at the hands of god and how he deals with them. Click the commentary tab or pulldown menu for a full selection of commentaries over any bible passage you are researching. The septuagint of job is about 400 lines shorter than the accepted hebrew text, and it may be that the translator s simply omitted lines he they did not understand.
Designed for both jewish and nonjewish readers alike, the israel bible offers a unique commentary that seeks to explain gods focus on the land of israel alongside the original hebrew text, transliteration of select hebrew verses, and the new jewish publication society translation. Study the bible online using commentary on job and more. Job then confesses his lack of wisdom, meaning his lack of understanding of the workings of the cosmos and of the ability to maintain it. David guzik commentary on job 1, where satan asks god for permission to attack. The book of job is a book in the ketuvim writings section of the hebrew bible tanakh, and. Job pronounced jobe, was a rich farmer living in the land of uz, somewhere northeast of palestine. Its author is unknown yet it is possible that job himself wrote it. Key personalities of this book include job, eliphaz the temanite, bildad the shuhite, zophar the naamathite, and elihu the buzite. A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of hebrews. We hope that you find the job summary from the kjv bible chapters and verses helpful to your bible studies and for references as a guide to further reference to the book of job. Unless otherwise noted, all of the scriptures are taken from the kjv. The speeches of his three friends, who became more accusers than helpers, are real. Although most of the book consists of the words of job and his friends, job himself was not the author.
Youll get this book and many others when you join bible gateway plus. The book of job is one of the most problematic portions of the bible and has called forth a variety of interpretations. For each section of job, the hebrew text and english translation are followed by. The israel bible is the worlds first tanakh bible centered around the land of israel, the people of israel, and the dynamic relationship between them. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient contact form. Our goal is to provide easytounderstand discussion of the scriptures, without relying on jargon or slogans. Then the wrath of elihu, the son of barachel the buzite, of the family of ram, was aroused against job. Now there was a day when the sons of god came to present themselves before the lord this is generally understood of the angels, as in job 38. United bible societies, 1992, page 428 comments on this verse. I shall revisit the book of job, the personality and some of its meaning for. It should be kept in mind that job is not the author. As we will see at the end of the book, job, despite his upright character, still needed to grow spiritually and come to really know. The complete tanakh tanach hebrew bible the jewish bible with a modern english translation and rashis commentary this hebrew bible was edited by esteemed translator and scholar, rabbi a. It serves as the source for the christian old testament.
A major difficulty in understanding the meaning of the book is, what insight leads job to submit so humbly to god at the end. The verb occurs only once in the hebrew scriptures, exodus 23. These texts are almost exclusively in biblical hebrew, with a few passages in biblical aramaic instead in the books of daniel and ezra, the verse jeremiah 10. The history of israel, which we were long upon, let us to camps and councilboards, and there entertained and instructed us in the. Read job commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the east. The book of job begins with a prologue job 12, which describes a wager between satan and god, in which satan the adversary bets god that joba particularly pious manwill abandon his piety and curse god if all his wealth and wellbeing are taken away. Download this new bible audio app, listen to the tanakh in hebrew and feel closer to god reading the sacred book for jews. Job 1 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on.
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