Job 2:8

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

In Context

7So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot even unto his crown.

9Then said his wife unto him: 'Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? blaspheme God, and die.'

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Cross References

Esther 4:1Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

Job 19:14My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.

Psalms 38:5(38-6) My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness.

Isaiah 61:3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called terebinths of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, wherein He might glory.

Ezekiel 27:30And shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall roll themselves in the ashes;

Matthew Henry on Job 2:8-11

Job Smitten with Disease; The Affliction of Job. ( b. c. 1520.) 7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord , and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes. 9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. 10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive… Read the whole commentary →

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