Job 2:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

Friends

Proverbs 27:10

Temanite

Shuhite

To come

Hebrews 13:3

Bible References

Friends

"Loyal love [should come] for the afflicted [from] his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of Shaddai.

My friends scorn me; my eye pours out tears to God,

All {my intimate friends} abhor me, and these [whom] I have loved have turned against me.

{And then} after Yahweh spoke these words to Job, Yahweh said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "{My wrath has been kindled} against you and against [the] two of your friends, for you have not spoken to me what is right as my servant Job [has].

The friend loves at all times, but a brother is born for adversity.

A man of [many] friends will come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

As for your friend and a friend of your father, do not forsake [them], and the house of your brother, do not enter on the day of your calamity. Better is a close neighbor than a distant brother.

Temanite

The caravans of Tema looked; the traveling merchants of Sheba hope for them.

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

Concerning Edom, thus says Yahweh of hosts: "Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel become lost from [those who] understand? Is their wisdom rotting?

Shuhite

Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,

And she bore to him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

To come

So all his brothers and all his sisters and all [those who] had known him {before} came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house and showed sympathy to him and comforted him for all the disaster that Yahweh had brought upon him. Then each one gave to him one piece of money, and each one [gave to him] one ornamental ring of gold.

And all his sons and daughters tried to console him, but he refused to be consoled. And he said, "No, I shall go down to my son, to Sheol, mourning." And his father wept for him.

Two [things] here [have] happened to you--who will {show sympathy} for you?-- devastation and destruction, famine and sword--who will comfort you?

So many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary in order to console them concerning their brother.)

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

And if one member suffers, all the members suffer together; if a member is honored, all the members rejoice with [it].

Remember the prisoners, as [though you were] fellow-prisoners; [remember] the mistreated, as [though] [you] yourselves also are being [mistreated] in the body.