Job 1:10

Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Satan addresses the LORD in the heavenly council, pressing the claim that Job's piety is merely a reward for divine protection rather than genuine devotion.

The words — שׂכָּה (sakkah, H7753), "hedge," denotes a constructed enclosure or barrier; the verb form שׂכָּתָה implies a deliberate, active placement of that barrier around Job and his household.

The thread — The protective-enclosure image recurs in Psalms 34:7 (angel encamps around), Zechariah 2:5 (wall of fire around), and 1 Peter 1:5 (shielded by God's power), all describing God as the surrounding defense of the faithful.

Why it lands — The verse forces a direct question: does your faith survive the moment the hedge is removed, or was it only ever a response to prosperity?

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The Hebrew words

הֲלֹֽא־ha./lo'-¿/ not אַ֠תָּה'atyou שַׂ֣כְתָּSakh.tahave you put a hedge בַעֲד֧וֹva.'a.D/obehind/ him וּבְעַד־u./ve.'ad-and/ behind בֵּית֛וֹbei.T/ohouse/ his וּבְעַ֥דu./ve.'Adand/ behind כָּל־kol-all אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-thatל֖וֹl/o[belongs] to/ himמִסָּבִ֑יבmi./sa.Vivfrom/ round about מַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.Seh[the] work of יָדָיו֙ya.Da/vhands/ his בֵּרַ֔כְתָּbe.Rakh.tayou have blessed וּמִקְנֵ֖הוּu./mik.Ne./huand/ livestock/ his פָּרַ֥ץpa.Ratzit has spread out בָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba./'A.retzin the/ land

King James Version

Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

Cross-references

Psalms 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
Zechariah 2:5 For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.’”
1 Peter 1:5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
Deuteronomy 28:2 And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:
Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
Zechariah 2:8 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
Job 31:25 if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
Psalms 107:38 He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
Genesis 15:1 After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
Psalms 90:17 May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish for us the work of our hands—yes, establish the work of our hands!