Job 1:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. ”

• Job 1:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And said, Naked came I out - That is, destitute of property, for so the connection demands; compare 1 Timothy 6:7 ; “For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothin...

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• Job 1:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return (b) thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; (c) blessed be the name of the LORD. (b) That is, into the belly of...

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• Job 1:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  In the preceding section the narrative surged forward, depicting the unbridled rage of the Satan. Here on the contrary we have a beautiful picture of complete rest and resignation, and are taught how...

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• Job 1:21 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 451 TRIALS AND RESIGNATION OF JOB Job 1:20-21 . Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, and said, Naked came I out of...

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• Job 1:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. Naked came I out of my mother's womb -...

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• Job 1:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Naked shall I return thither— That is, into my mother's womb; used figuratively, for the bowels of the earth, the common mother of us all.

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• Job 1:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. Naked - destitute of all earthl...

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• Job 1:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Prologue Job 1:2 , which form the Prologue to the book, describe ( a ) the prosperity and piety of Job; ( b ) a scene in heaven in which the Satan questions the motives of his piety; and ( c...

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• Job 1:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Thither. — If taken literally, can only refer to the womb, which in that case must here mean the earth, with a probable allusion to Genesis 3:19 . (Comp. Job 17:14 .) Blessed be the name of t...

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• Job 1:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  IV. THE SHADOW OF GOD'S HAND Job 1:13-22 COMING now to the sudden and terrible changes which are to prove the faithfulness of the servant of God, we must not fail to observe that in the develo...

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• Job 1:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Stripped of Every Possession Job 1:13-22 There are dark days in our lives, when messenger follows on the heel of messenger, and we sit down amid the ruins of our happiness. All that made life g...

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• Job 1:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In magnificence of argument and beauty of style this Book is one of the grandest in the divine Library. The story of Job is presented in dramatic form. It opens with a picture of Job. He is seen in...

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• Job 1:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (20) В¶ Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, (21) And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither:...

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• Job 1:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And said, naked came I out of my mother's womb ,.... Either literally, where he was conceived and lay, and from whence he came into the world, though he afterwards wishes he never had, or had died a...

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• Job 1:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. Ver. 21. And said ] He lay not on th...

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• Job 1:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Naked came I out of my mother's womb I brought none of those things which I have now lost with me when I came out of my mother's womb into the world, but I received them from the hand and favour of...

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• Job 1:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  JOB, HIS FAMILY AND HIS PROMINENCE (vv.1-5) Uz is considered to have been in the area between Syria and Babylon. There Job lived with his wife, seven sons and three daughters. He is first spoken...

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• Job 1:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Job's Sorrow and Submission. B. C. 1520.       20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and s...

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• Job 1:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  I brought none of these things which I have now lost with me, when I came out of my mother's womb into the world but I received them from the hand and favour of that God who hath now required his own...

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• Job 1:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  FIFTH PART OF INTRODUCTION—THE RESULT OF SATAN’S ATTEMPTS I. Job’s grief ( Job 1:20 ). “Then Job arose.” Probably found by the tidings in the usual posture of Orientals. Aroused from wonted calm...

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• Job 1:21 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Job 1:10 , Job 1:21 I. Adversity tests the genuineness, the reality, of a man's religious life. II. Adversity improves the quality of the religious life, so that all true believers are able t...

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• Job 1:21 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Job 1:1 . There was a man in the land of Uz, Job was a man indeed; a true man, a man of the highest type, for he was a man of God. Job 1:1 . Whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and up...

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• Job 1:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Job 1:1 . The land of Uz. Moses is always correct in calling countries after the name of the first possessor. Uz was in the east beyond Jordan, and south of mount Hermon. It fell to the lot of the...

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• Job 1:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

  So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord The foe of foes I. The enthusiasm of his malignity. No sooner does he receive permission than he begins in terrible earnestness. He does not s...

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• Job 1:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION The "Historical Introduction" to Job extends to two chapters. In the first we are given an account, firstly, of his outward circumstances—his abode, wealth, family, etc; and of his ch...

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• Job 1:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Job's Great Affliction

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• Job 1:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 12:15 ; 1 Samuel 3:18 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ; 1 Timothy 6:7 ; 2 Kings 20:19 ; 2 Samuel 16:12 ; Acts 4:28 ; Amos 3:6 ; Ecclesiastes 12:7 ; Ecclesiastes 5:15 ; Ecclesiastes 5:19 ;...

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• Job 1:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Naked — I brought none of these things with me, when I came out of my mother's womb into the world, but I received them from the hand of God, who hath now required his own again. Return thither — I...

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