Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

And he took a broken piece of pottery to scrape himself with. And he sat down among the 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 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.

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 And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah and struck Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head. 8 And he took a broken piece of pottery to scrape himself with. And he sat down among the ashes. 9 And his wife said to him, Do you still hold to your integrity? Curse God and die!


Cross References

Job 42:6

Therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

Ezekiel 27:30

and shall cause their voice to be heard against you, and shall cry bitterly, and shall throw dust on their heads. They shall wallow themselves in the ashes.

Jonah 3:6

For word came to the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne. And he laid his robe from him, and covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Matthew 11:21

Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the powerful acts which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes!

2 Samuel 13:19

And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the robe of many colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on, crying.

Job 19:14-17

My people have fallen away, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.

Psalm 38:5

My wounds have putrefied and rotted, because of my foolishness.

Psalm 38:7

For my loins are filled with a burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.

Isaiah 61:3

to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness; so that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that He might be glorified.

Jeremiah 6:26

O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth, and wallow in ashes; make mourning for yourself, as for an only son, most bitter weeping; for the ravager shall suddenly come on us.

Luke 16:20-21

And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores

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