Job 1:12 (WEB)

Passage

Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don’t stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh.

Nearby Context

Job 1:10 Haven’t you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

Job 1:11 But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.”

Job 1:12 Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don’t stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh.

Job 1:13 It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

Job 1:14 that there came a messenger to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "said", "satan", "behold", "power", "only", "himself", and "stretch". 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 11's "But stretch out your hand now and..." into verse 13's "It fell on a day when his...", 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.