Job 1:1 (YLT)

Passage

A man there hath been in the land of Uz--Job his name--and that man hath been perfect and upright--both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.

Nearby Context

Job 1:1 A man there hath been in the land of Uz--Job his name--and that man hath been perfect and upright--both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.

Job 1:2 And there are borne to him seven sons and three daughters,

Job 1:3 and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a service very abundant; and that man is greater than any of the sons of the east.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "been", "land", "uz--job", "name--and", and "perfect". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "been", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And there are borne to him seven...", so "hath" and "been" should be read forward into that movement. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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