Holy Scripture

Job 1:12

A church father on this verse
“"[God's] hand" must be understood in a variety of ways. It is either the power that punishes or serves punishment, usually referred to in the Scripture as "tools of wrath," or the protecting and guarding power in the Scripture, "No one can snatch them out of the Father's hand." Even the Son can be shielded by the hand…”
Didymus the Blind, 4th c. — COMMENTARY ON JOB 1:11

Source: Septuagint

Original

12Then the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I give into thy hand all that he has, But touch not him. So the devil went out from the presence of the Lord.

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In context

10Hast thou not made a hedge about him, and about his household, And all his possessions round about? And hast thou not blessed the works of his hands, And multiplied his cattle upon the land?

11But put forth thy hand, and touch all that he has: Verily he will curse thee to thy face.

— Job 1:12 —

13And it came to pass on a certain day, That Job’s sons and his daughters Were drinking wine in the house of their elder brother.

14And, behold, there came a messenger to Job, and said to him, The yokes of oxen were plowing, And the she-asses were feeding near them;

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