Job 1:12 (YLT)

Passage

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Lo, all that he hath <FI>is<Fi> in thy hand, only unto him put not forth thy hand.' And the Adversary goeth out from the presence of Jehovah.

Nearby Context

Job 1:10 Hast not Thou made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he hath--round about?

Job 1:11 The work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath--if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

Job 1:12 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Lo, all that he hath <FI>is<Fi> in thy hand, only unto him put not forth thy hand.' And the Adversary goeth out from the presence of Jehovah.

Job 1:13 And the day is, that his sons and his daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.

Job 1:14 And a messenger hath come in unto Job and saith, `The oxen have been plowing, and the she-asses feeding by their sides,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "saith", "adversary", "hath", "hand", "only", and "forth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "The work of his hands Thou hast..." into verse 13's "And the day is that his sons...", so "jehovah" and "saith" 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 "jehovah" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.