Job 2:5
ContextNET © | But extend your hand and strike his bone and his flesh, 1 and he will no doubt 2 curse you to your face!” |
NIV © | But stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face." |
NASB © | "However, put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face." |
NLT © | But take away his health, and he will surely curse you to your face!" |
MSG © | But what do you think would happen if you reached down and took away his health? He'd curse you to your face, that's what." |
BBE © | But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face. |
NRSV © | But stretch out your hand now and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face." |
NKJV © | "But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your face!" |
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NET © | But extend your hand and strike his bone and his flesh, 1 and he will no doubt 2 curse you to your face!” |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The “bones and flesh” are idiomatic for the whole person, his physical and his psychical/spiritual being (see further H. W. Wolff, Anthropology of the Old Testament, 26-28). 2 sn This is the same oath formula found in 1:11; see the note there. |