“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 .” — read online, free, in the King James Version.
Read in context: Job chapter 1 (full chapter) · King James Version (public domain)
“The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away” — Job's response on losing everything in a single day.
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After losing his children, servants and wealth, Job tears his robe, worships, and speaks these words — “blessed be the name of the LORD”. The verse frames the book's exploration of innocent suffering.
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