Job 2:10
“But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job didn't sin with his lips.”
— Job 2:10
About this verse
Job 2:10 comes from the book of Job, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is ash heap. These words are attributed to Job. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include faith, acceptance, sovereignty. Notable phrases: receive good; receive evil; hand of God.
Speaker
Job
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
dialogue
Emotional genome
Comfort power
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