Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.

New American Standard Bible

And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.

King James Version

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

International Standard Version

Job took a broken piece of pottery to scrape himself while sitting among the ashes.

A Conservative Version

And he took a potsherd for him to scrape himself with it, and he sat among the ashes.

American Standard Version

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.

Amplified

And Job took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself, and he sat [down] among the ashes (rubbish heaps).

Bible in Basic English

And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it.

Darby Translation

And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will take to him a pot sherd to scrape himself with it, and he will sit in the midst of the ashes.

King James 2000

And he took himself a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat down among the ashes.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{So} he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and he sat in the midst of the ashes.

Modern King James verseion

And he took a broken piece of pottery to scrape himself with. And he sat down among the ashes.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

so that he sat upon the ground in the ashes, and scraped off the filth of his sores with a potsherd.

NET Bible

Job took a shard of broken pottery to scrape himself with while he was sitting among the ashes.

New Heart English Bible

He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.

The Emphasized Bible

And he took him a potsherd, to scrape himself therewith; he being seated in the midst of ashes.

Webster

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

And he taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he took
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

חרשׂ 
Cheres 
Usage: 17

to scrape
גּרד 
Garad 
Usage: 1

ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

תּוך 
Tavek 
Usage: 419

References

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Job's Blameless Behavior

7 So Satan left the Lord’s presence and infected Job with terrible boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head. 8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes. 9 His wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”


Cross References

Job 42:6

Therefore I take back my words
and repent in dust and ashes.

Ezekiel 27:30

They raise their voices over you
and cry out bitterly.
They throw dust on their heads;
they roll in ashes.

Jonah 3:6

When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Matthew 11:21

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented in sackcloth and ashes long ago!

2 Samuel 13:19

Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long-sleeved garment she was wearing. She put her hand on her head and went away crying out.

Job 19:14-17

My relatives stop coming by,
and my close friends have forgotten me.

Psalm 38:5

My wounds are foul and festering
because of my foolishness.

Psalm 38:7

For my loins are full of burning pain,
and there is no health in my body.

Isaiah 61:3

to provide for those who mourn in Zion;
to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
festive oil instead of mourning,
and splendid clothes instead of despair.
And they will be called righteous trees,
planted by the Lord
to glorify Him.

Jeremiah 6:26

My dear people, dress yourselves in sackcloth
and roll in the dust.
Mourn as you would for an only son,
a bitter lament,
for suddenly the destroyer will come on us.

Luke 16:20-21

But a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, was left at his gate.

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