Job 2:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
Job 2:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 2:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 2:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.””
Job 2:2 — World English Bible
Job 2:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah said unto Satan, From 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 2:2 — American Standard Version
Job 2:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Whence camest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down in it.'”
Job 2:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 2:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah said to Satan, From 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 2:2 — Darby Translation
Job 2:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the Lord sayde vnto Satan, Whence commest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and sayd, From compassing the earth to and from, and from walking in it.”
Job 2:2 — Geneva Bible
Job 2:2 in Context — Job 2
1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.
2 And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
3 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? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
4 And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
What Does Job 2:2 Mean?
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