Job 1:8 (LSB)

Passage

Then Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you set your heart upon My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.”

Nearby Context

Job 1:6 Now it was the day that the sons of God came to stand before Yahweh, and Satan also came among them.

Job 1:7 And Yahweh said to Satan, “From where do you come?” Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.”

Job 1:8 Then Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you set your heart upon My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil.”

Job 1:9 And Satan answered Yahweh and said, “Does Job fear God without cause?

Job 1:10 Have You not made a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "said", "satan", "heart", "upon", "servant", "like", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And Yahweh said to Satan From where..." into verse 9's "And Satan answered Yahweh and said Does...", so "yahweh" and "said" 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 "yahweh" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.