Job 2:7

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the Adversary goeth forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smiteth Job with a sore ulcer from the sole of his foot unto his crown.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 2:7 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 9:9It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on man and beast throughout the land.”
  2. Deuteronomy 28:27The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.
  3. Deuteronomy 28:35The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils on your knees and thighs, from the soles of your feet to the top of your head.
  4. 1 Kings 22:22And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
  5. Job 1:11But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
  6. Job 7:5My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.
  7. Job 30:17Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest.
  8. Job 30:30My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever.
  9. Isaiah 1:6From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness— only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.
  10. Isaiah 3:17the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”
  11. Revelation 16:11and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores; yet they did not repent of their deeds.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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