Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it.
New American Standard Bible
And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while
King James Version
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
Holman Bible
Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.
International Standard Version
Job took a broken piece of pottery to scrape himself while sitting among the ashes.
A Conservative Version
And he took a potsherd for him to scrape himself with it, and he sat among the ashes.
American Standard Version
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.
Amplified
And Job took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself, and he sat [down] among the ashes (rubbish heaps).
Darby Translation
And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will take to him a pot sherd to scrape himself with it, and he will sit in the midst of the ashes.
King James 2000
And he took himself a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat down among the ashes.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{So} he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and he sat in the midst of the ashes.
Modern King James verseion
And he took a broken piece of pottery to scrape himself with. And he sat down among the ashes.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
so that he sat upon the ground in the ashes, and scraped off the filth of his sores with a potsherd.
NET Bible
Job took a shard of broken pottery to scrape himself with while he was sitting among the ashes.
New Heart English Bible
He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.
The Emphasized Bible
And he took him a potsherd, to scrape himself therewith; he being seated in the midst of ashes.
Webster
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself with it; and he sat down among the ashes.
World English Bible
He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes.
Themes
Diseases » Regarded as visitations
Job » A man who lived in uz » Trial of, by affliction of satan
Potsherd » Fragment of earthenware
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 2:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Blameless Behavior
7 And the Satan went out from before the Lord, and sent on Job an evil disease covering his skin from his feet to the top of his head. 8 And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it. 9 And his wife said to him, Are you still keeping your righteousness? Say a curse against God, and put an end to yourself.
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Cross References
Job 42:6
For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.
Ezekiel 27:30
And their voices will be sounding over you, and crying bitterly they will put dust on their heads, rolling themselves in the dust:
Jonah 3:6
And the word came to the king of Nineveh, and he got up from his seat of authority, and took off his robe, and covering himself with haircloth, took his seat in the dust.
Matthew 11:21
Unhappy are you, Chorazin! Unhappy are you, Beth-saida! For if the works of power which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have been turned from their sins in days gone by, clothing themselves in haircloth and putting dust on their heads.
2 Samuel 13:19
And Tamar, in her grief, put dust on her head; and she put her hand on her head and went away crying loudly.
Job 19:14-17
My relations and my near friends have given me up, and those living in my house have put me out of their minds.
Isaiah 61:3
To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.
Jeremiah 6:26
O daughter of my people, put on haircloth, rolling yourself in the dust: give yourself to sorrow, as for an only son, with most bitter cries of grief; for he who makes waste will come on us suddenly.
Luke 16:20-21
And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds,