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

To him who is afflicted, pity is due from his friend, but he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

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

All the men of my counsel detest me, even this one I loved has turned against me.

And it happened after Jehovah had spoken these words to Job, Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for the time of trouble.

A man who has friends may be broken up, but there is a Lover who sticks closer than a brother.

Your own friend, and your father's friend, do not forsake them; nor go to your brother's house in the day of your trouble; better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

Temanite

The troops of Tema looked; the companies of Sheba hoped for them.

And Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

And the sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

So says Jehovah of Hosts to Edom: Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?

Shuhite

And Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,

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

And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: She bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

To come

And came to him all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all those who had known him before. And they ate bread with him in his house, and consoled him and comforted him over all the evil that Jehovah had brought on him. Each one also gave him a piece of money, and each one a ring of gold.

And all his sons, and all his daughters, rose up to comfort him. But he refused to be comforted. And he said, For I will go down into the grave to my son mourning. And his father wept for him.

These two things have come to you, who shall be sorry for you? Desolation, and ruin, and the famine, and the sword. By whom shall I comfort you?

And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary in order to comfort them concerning their brother.

Rejoice with rejoicing ones, and weep with weeping ones;

And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is glorified, all the members rejoice with it.

Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them, those who suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.