Job 2:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.”
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“And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 2:8 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 13:19And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.
- Esther 4:1When Mordecai learned of all that had happened, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the middle of the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
- Esther 4:3In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
- Job 19:14My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.
- Job 42:6Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
- Psalms 38:5My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.
- Psalms 38:7For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.
- Isaiah 61:3to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
- Jeremiah 6:26O 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 27:30They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
- Jonah 3:6When 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.
- Matthew 11:21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
- Luke 16:20And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores
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