Job 1:20

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“Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,”

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BSBPD

“Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Job riseth, and rendeth his robe, and shaveth his head, and falleth to the earth, and doth obeisance,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 1:20 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 37:29When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
  2. Genesis 37:34Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
  3. Exodus 4:31and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.
  4. Deuteronomy 9:18Then I fell down before the LORD for forty days and forty nights, as I had done the first time. I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of the LORD and provoking Him to anger.
  5. Joshua 7:6Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
  6. 2 Samuel 12:16David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.
  7. 2 Samuel 12:20Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate.
  8. 2 Chronicles 7:3When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”
  9. Ezra 9:3When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.
  10. Job 2:12When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.
  11. Jeremiah 7:29Cut off your hair and throw it away. Raise up a lamentation on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’
  12. Matthew 26:39Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
  13. 1 Peter 5:6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.

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