Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

And he took him a potsherd, to scrape himself therewith; he being seated in the midst of ashes.

New American Standard Bible

And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.

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).

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.

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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he took
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

חרשׂ 
Cheres 
Usage: 17

to scrape
גּרד 
Garad 
Usage: 1

ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

תּוך 
Tavek 
Usage: 419

References

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Job's Blameless Behavior

7 So the accuser went forth from the presence of Yahweh, - and smote Job with a sore boil, from the sole of his foot, unto his crown. 8 And he took him a potsherd, to scrape himself therewith; he being seated in the midst of ashes. 9 Then said his wife unto him, Art thou still holding fast thine integrity? Curse God, and die!

Cross References

Job 42:6

For this cause, I tremble and repent, on dust and ashes.

Ezekiel 27:30

And make loud lament over thee, with their voice, And make biter outcry,- And shall lift up dust on their heads, In ashes, shall roll themselves;

Jonah 3:6

And the word reached unto the king of Nineveh, so he arose from his throne, and laid aside his robe from off him, - and covered him with sackcloth, and sat on ashes.

Matthew 11:21

Alas for thee, Chorazin! Alas for thee, Bethsaida! Because, if, in Tyre and Zidon, had been done the works of power, which were done in you, of old, in sackcloth and ashes, had they repented.

2 Samuel 13:19

And Tamar put ashes upon her head, and, the long tunic that was upon her, she rent, - and put her hand upon her head, and went her way, crying out as she went.

Job 19:14-17

Failed me, have my near of kin, and, mine intimate acquaintances, have forgotten me;

Psalm 38:5

My wounds are of bad odour - they have festered, by reason of my folly:

Psalm 38:7

For, my loins, are filled with inflammation, and there is no soundness in my flesh:

Isaiah 61:3

To appoint unto the mourners of Zion - To give unto them A chaplet instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of the spirit of dejection, - So shall they be called The oaks of righteousness, The plantation of Yahweh: That he may get himself glory

Jeremiah 6:26

O daughter of my people Gird thee with sackcloth and roll thyself in ashes, - The mourning for an only son, make thou for thyself, Most bitter lamentation! For suddenly, shall the destroyer come upon us.

Luke 16:20-21

And, a certain beggar, by name Lazarus, used to be cast near his gate, full of sores,

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