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Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

New Defender's Study Bible Notes

1:21 return thither. Job was obviously not expecting to return to his mother’s womb. He was “worshipping” when he spoke these words (Job 1:20), acknowledging that his soul had come from God and would return to God. Note also that when Job blessed the name of “the LORD,” he was using the name Jehovah. He knew God as Redeemer as well as the Creator God (Elohim).


1:22 sinned not. It is evident from this verse that questioning God, or blaming him, when circumstances go against a believer, is sin. Job suffered probably more than anyone in history (except Christ), yet he continued to trust in God. With the greatest wealth in the whole region, he suddenly became the poorest man; with a wonderful family of ten children, he suddenly lost them all. Nevertheless, his faith persevered.


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