Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes. New Living Translation Job scraped his skin with a piece of broken pottery as he sat among the ashes. English Standard Version And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes. Berean Standard Bible And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes. King James Bible And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes. New King James Version And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes. New American Standard Bible And Job took a piece of pottery to scrape himself while he was sitting in the ashes. NASB 1995 And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes. NASB 1977 And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes. Legacy Standard Bible And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes. Amplified Bible And Job took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself, and he sat [down] among the ashes (rubbish heaps). Christian Standard Bible Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes. American Standard Version And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he took for himself a clay vessel to scrape himself and he was sitting down on the ashes Brenton Septuagint Translation And he took a potsherd to scrape away the discharge, and sat upon a dung-heap outside the city. Contemporary English Version Then Job sat on the ash-heap to show his sorrow. And while he was scraping his sores with a broken piece of pottery, Douay-Rheims Bible And he took a potsherd and scraped the corrupt matter, sitting on a dunghill. English Revised Version And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat among the ashes. GOD'S WORD® Translation Job took a piece of broken pottery to scratch himself as he sat in the ashes. Good News Translation Job went and sat by the garbage dump and took a piece of broken pottery to scrape his sores. International Standard Version Job took a broken piece of pottery to scrape himself while sitting among the ashes. JPS Tanakh 1917 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes. Literal Standard Version And he takes to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes. Majority Standard Bible And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes. New American Bible He took a potsherd to scrape himself, as he sat among the ashes. NET Bible Job took a shard of broken pottery to scrape himself with while he was sitting among the ashes. New Revised Standard Version Job took a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and sat among the ashes. New Heart English Bible And he took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with while he sat among the ashes. Webster's Bible Translation And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself with it; and he sat down among the ashes. World English Bible He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes. Young's Literal Translation And he taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes. Additional Translations ... Context Job Loses His Health…7So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. 8And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes. 9Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”… Cross References Job 2:9 Then Job's wife said to him, "Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!" Job 42:6 Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes." Jeremiah 6:26 O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us. Ezekiel 27:30 They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes. Jonah 3:6 When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Treasury of Scripture And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat down among the ashes. took him. Job 19:14-17 My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me… Psalm 38:5,7 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness… Luke 16:20,21 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, … he sat. Job 42:6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. 2 Samuel 13:19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying. Isaiah 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. Jump to Previous Ashes Bit Broken Dust Edge Job Midst Piece Pot Potsherd Pottery Rubbing Sat Scrape Scraped Seated Sharp Sitting Therewith WithalJump to Next Ashes Bit Broken Dust Edge Job Midst Piece Pot Potsherd Pottery Rubbing Sat Scrape Scraped Seated Sharp Sitting Therewith WithalJob 2 1. Satan, appearing again before God, obtains further leave to tempt Job.7. He afflicts him with sore boils. 9. Job reproves his wife, who moved him to curse God. 11. His three friends console with him in silence. Verse 8. - And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal. "The surface of the integuments," says Dr. Quain, "is often much inflamed, and sometimes discharges a serous ichor, or chyle-like fluid, according to the extent to which the lymphatics are engaged in the particular ease" (ibid., p. 432). This "serous or lymph-like fluid" is occasionally "acrid and offensive." Job seems to have used his potsherd to scrape it away. And he sat down among the ashes. Not as a curative process, or even as an alleviation of his pains, but simply as was the custom of mourners (comp. Isaiah 47:3; Isaiah 58:5; Jeremiah 6:26; Ezekiel 27:30; Jonah 3:6). The LXX. renders, "on the dung-heap;" but this meaning, if a possible one, is highly improbable. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And Job tookוַיִּֽקַּֽח־ (way·yiq·qaḥ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take a piece of broken pottery חֶ֔רֶשׂ (ḥe·reś) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2789: Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd to scrape himself לְהִתְגָּרֵ֖ד (lə·hiṯ·gā·rêḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct Strong's 1623: To scrape, scratch as he וְה֖וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are sat יֹשֵׁ֥ב (yō·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry among בְּתוֹךְ־ (bə·ṯō·wḵ-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre the ashes. הָאֵֽפֶר׃ (hā·’ê·p̄er) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 665: Ashes Links Job 2:8 NIVJob 2:8 NLT Job 2:8 ESV Job 2:8 NASB Job 2:8 KJV Job 2:8 BibleApps.com Job 2:8 Biblia Paralela Job 2:8 Chinese Bible Job 2:8 French Bible Job 2:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 2:8 He took for himself a potsherd (Jb) |
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