Job 1 · Verse 11

Job 1:11

But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Job 1:11, King James Version

Job 1:11 in other translations

BSBBut stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
WEBBut stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.”
ASVBut put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face.
YLTThe work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath--if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!'
DARBYBut put forth thy hand now and touch all that he hath, and see if he will not curse thee to thy face!
BBEBut now, put out your hand against all he has, and he will be cursing you to your face.
WebsterBut put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.

What does Job 1:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. curse thee to thy face--in antithesis to God's praise of him (Job 1:8), "one that feareth God." Satan's words are too true of many. Take away their prosperity and you take away their religion (Mal 3:14).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 But put forth thine hand - Shoot the dart of poverty and affliction against him. And he will curse thee to thy face - אם לא על פניך יברכך im lo al paneycha yebarechecca, "If he will not bless thee to thy appearances." He will bless thee only in proportion to the temporal good thou bestowest upon him; to the providential and gracious appearances or displays of thy power in his behalf. If thou wilt be gracious, he will be pious. The exact maxim of a great statesman, Sir Robert Walpole: Every man has his price. "But you have not bought such a one?" "No, because I would not go up to his price. He valued himself at more than I thought him worth; and I could get others cheaper, who, in the general muster, would do as well." No doubt Sir R. met with many such; and the devil many more. But still God has multitudes that will neither sell their souls, their consciences, nor their country, for any price; who, though God should slay them, will nevertheless trust in him; and be honest men, howsoever tempted by the devil and his vicegerents. So did Job; so have done thousands; so will all do, in whose hearts Christ dwells by faith.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 1:6-12

Job's afflictions began from the malice of Satan, by the Lord's permission, for wise and holy purposes. There is an evil spirit, the enemy of God, and of all righteousness, who is continually seeking to distress, to lead astray, and, if possible, to destroy those who love God. How far his influence may extend, we cannot say; but probably much unsteadiness and unhappiness in Christians may be ascribed to him. While…

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Job 1:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאוּלָם֙ve.'u.Lamand butH199
שְֽׁלַֽח\־she.lach-stretch outH7971
נָ֣אna'pleaseH4994
יָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.Khahand yourH3027
וְגַ֖עve.Ga'and touchH5060
בְּכָל\־be.khol<in> allH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
ל֑וֹlo[belongs] to him
אִם\־'im-ifH518
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
עַל\־'al-onH5921
פָּנֶ֖יךָpa.Nei.khaface yourH6440
יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ\׃ye.va.ra.Khe.kahe will bless youH1288

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 1:11

  • Job 2:5

    But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

  • Job 19:21

    Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.

  • Revelation 16:11

    And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

  • Revelation 16:9

    And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

  • Revelation 16:21

    And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

  • Malachi 3:13-14

    Your words have been stout against me, saith the Lord. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts?

  • Isaiah 8:21

    And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

  • Job 1:5

    And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

  • Psalms 105:15

    Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

  • Job 4:5

    But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

  • Genesis 26:11

    And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

  • Job 2:9

    Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But put.
12; 2:5; Isa 5:25
touch.
4:5; 19:21; Ge 26:11; Ps 105:15; Zec 2:8
and he will curse thee. Heb. if he curse thee not.
5,21; 2:9; Isa 8:21; Mal 3:13,14; Re 16:9,11,21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Job 1:10

    Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

  • Job 1:11

    But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.

  • Job 1:12

    And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

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Job 1:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas extiende ahora tu mano, y toca á todo lo que tiene, y verás si no te blasfema en tu rostro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais étends ta main et touche à tout ce qu’il a: tu verras s’il ne te maudit pas en face.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber strecke einmal deine Hand aus und taste alles an, was er hat, ob er sich nicht offen von dir lossagen wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		sed extende paululum manum tuam et tange cuncta quæ possidet, nisi in faciem benedixerit tibi.