Job 1:21 (GNV)

Passage

And sayd, Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, and naked shall I returne thither: the Lord hath giuen, and the Lord hath taken it: blessed be the Name of the Lord.

Nearby Context

Job 1:19 And behold, there came a great wind from beyonde the wildernesse, and smote the foure corners of the house, which fel vpon the children, and they are dead, and I onely am escaped alone to tell thee.

Job 1:20 Then Iob arose, and rent his garment, and shaued his head, and fel downe vpon the ground, and worshipped,

Job 1:21 And sayd, Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, and naked shall I returne thither: the Lord hath giuen, and the Lord hath taken it: blessed be the Name of the Lord.

Job 1:22 In all this did not Iob sinne, nor charge God foolishly.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sayd", "naked", "came", "mothers", "wombe", "shall", and "returne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sayd" and "naked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Then Iob arose and rent his garment..." into verse 22's "In all this did not Iob sinne...", so "sayd" and "naked" belong inside that flow. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sayd" and "naked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.