Job Chapter 2 verse 4 Holy Bible
And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
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And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life.
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And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;
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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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And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, even, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
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Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has will he give for his life.
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And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin. No doubt a proverbial expression, resembling "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth; Tit for tat," and the like; but not expressive of retaliation. Satan means that, to keep his own "skin" intact, a man will sacrifice another's "skin;" even that of his nearest and dearest. Job, he insinuates, submitted to the loss of his children without a murmur, because he feared that otherwise God would stretch forth his hand against his person, and smite it or destroy it. He cannot imagine any motive for submission and apparent resignation but a selfish one (comp. Job 1:9). Yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life; i.e. "a man will submit to the loss, not only of all his possessions, but even of those whom he loves best, to save his own life - he will do anything for that." So the "false accuser." All the numerous acts of self-sacrifice which human history presents, and has presented from the first, are ignored.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Skin for skin.--This is a more extreme form of the insinuation of Job 1:9. He means Job takes care to have his quid pro quo; and if the worst come to the worst, a man will give up everything to save his life. If, therefore, Job can save his life at the price of subservience to God, he will willingly pay that price rather than die; but his service is worth no more than that selfish object implies.
