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

like as if one withdrew a good deed from his friend, and forsook the fear of the Almighty God?

My friends laugh me to scorn, but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.

All such as were my most familiars, abhor me: And they whom I loved best, are turned against me.

Now when the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, he said unto Eliphaz the Temanite, "I am displeased with thee and thy two friends, for ye have not spoken the thing that is right before me, like as my servant Job hath done.

He is a friend that always loveth, and in adversity a man shall know who is his brother.

A friend that delighteth in love, doth a man more friendship, and sticketh faster unto him than a brother.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, see thou forsake not; but go not into thy brother's house in time of thy trouble. Better is a friend at hand than a brother far off.

Temanite

Consider the paths of Tema, and the ways of Sheba, wherein they have put their trust.

Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

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

"Upon the Edomites hath the LORD of Hosts spoken on this manner: Is there no wisdom in Tema? Is there no more good counsel among his people? Is their wisdom then turned clean to naught?

Shuhite

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

which bare him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.

The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbok and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

To come

And then came there unto him all his brethren, all his sisters, with all them that had been of his acquaintance afore, and ate bread with him in his house: wondering at him, and comforting him over all the trouble that the LORD had brought upon him. Every man gave him a sheep and a Jewel of gold.

Then came all his sons and all his daughters to comfort him. And he would not be comforted, but said, "I will go down into the grave unto my son, mourning." And thus his father wept for him.

Both these things are happened unto thee, but who is sorry for it? Yea, destruction, wasting, hunger and sword: but who hath comforted thee?

And many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them over their brother.

Be merry with them that are merry. Weep with them that weep.

And if one member suffer, all suffer with him: if one member be had in honour, all members be glad also.

Remember them that are in bonds, even as though ye were bound with them. Be mindful of them which are in adversity, as ye which are yet in your bodies.