Job 2:9 Meaning and Explanation
“Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.”
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Read Full Chapter →Job's wife, overwhelmed by grief, urges him to abandon his integrity, curse God, and die.
What Does Job 2:9 Mean?
Now Job's wife speaks, and her words echo the accuser's own taunt about Job's integrity. Crushed by the same losses -- they were her children too -- she sees no point in his faithfulness and urges him to 'curse God, and die.' Her cry comes from a heart broken by sorrow, voicing the despair that suffering can press upon those who love the sufferer.
Her words show how grief can tempt even the closest to us toward bitterness, and how a trial borne by one is felt by a whole household. Job will not follow her counsel, but he does not cast her off either. The moment warns the believer to guard the heart in sorrow, and to answer despair, in ourselves and in those we love, with patience rather than scorn.
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What does Job 2:9 mean?
Job's wife, overwhelmed by grief, urges him to abandon his integrity, curse God, and die.