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Job 2:4

Job 2:4
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh,.... That is, his body, which consisted of flesh and bones; these are the constituent parts of the body, and which distinguish it from…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Skin for skin - This is a proverbial expression, whose origin is unknown, nor is its meaning as “a proverb” entirely clear. The general sense of the passage here is plain, for it is immediately…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 2:1-6

Satan, that sworn enemy to God and all good men, is here pushing forward his malicious prosecution of Job, whom he hated because God loved him, and did all he could to separate between him and his…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The Satan's reply is that the trial was not sufficiently close, it left the man himself untouched.

Skin for skin, yea, all Rather, skin for skin, and all that a man hath will he give for himself. The…

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