Parallel Verses
Amplified
And Job took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself, and he sat [down] among the ashes (rubbish heaps).
New American Standard Bible
And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while
King James Version
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
Holman Bible
Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat 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.
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.
Themes
Diseases » Regarded as visitations
Job » A man who lived in uz » Trial of, by affliction of satan
Potsherd » Fragment of earthenware
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 2:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Blameless Behavior
7 So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome boils and agonizingly painful sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 8 And Job took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself, and he sat [down] among the ashes (rubbish heaps). 9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still cling to your integrity [and your faith and trust in God, without blaming Him]? Curse God and die!”
Names
Cross References
Job 42:6
“Therefore I retract [my words and hate myself]
And I repent in dust and ashes.”
Ezekiel 27:30
And they will make their voice heard [as they wail loudly] over you
And they will cry bitterly.
They will throw dust on their heads;
They will wallow in ashes.
Jonah 3:6
When word reached the king of Nineveh [of Jonah’s message from God], he rose from his throne, took off his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in the dust [in repentance].
Matthew 11:21
2 Samuel 13:19
So
Job 19:14-17
“My relatives have failed [me],
And my intimate friends have forgotten me.
Psalm 38:5
My wounds are loathsome and foul
Because of my foolishness.
Psalm 38:7
For my sides are filled with burning,
And there is no health in my flesh.
Isaiah 61:3
To grant to those who mourn in Zion the following:
To give them a
The oil of joy instead of mourning,
The garment [expressive] of praise instead of a disheartened spirit.
So they will be called the trees of righteousness [strong and magnificent, distinguished for integrity, justice, and right standing with God],
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
Jeremiah 6:26
O daughter of my people [says Jeremiah],
Clothe yourself in sackcloth and wallow in ashes;
Mourn [aloud] as for an only son,
A most bitter cry [of sorrow and regret],
For suddenly the destroyer will come upon us [on both prophet and people].
Luke 16:20-21