Job 2:12

And when they saw him from a distance they did not know him; 1 And they cried with a loud voice, and wept, 1 And rent every one his garment, 1 And sprinkled dust upon their heads, 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

In Context

11Now his three friends having heard of all the evil that was come upon him, 1 Came to him each from his own country: 1 Eliphaz the king of the Temanites, 1 Bildad sovereign of the Shuhites, 1 Zophar king of the Minaeans: 1 And they came to him with one accord, 1 To comfort and to visit him. 1

13And they sat down beside him seven days and seven nights, 1 And no one of them spoke; 1 For they saw that his affliction was dreadful and very great.

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Cross References

Genesis 27:34And it came to pass when Esau heard the words of his father Isaac, he cried out with a great and very bitter cry, and said, Bless, I pray thee, me also, father.

Judges 2:4And it came to pass when the angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

1 Samuel 11:4And the messengers came to Gibeah to Saul, and they speak the words into the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

2 Samuel 13:36And it came to pass when he had finished speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voices and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept with a very great weeping.

Job 1:20So Job arose, and rent his garments, 1 And shaved the hair of his head, 1 And fell on the earth, and worshiped,

Matthew Henry on Job 2:12-13

Job Visited by His Friends. ( b. c. 1520.) 11 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. 12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. 13 So… Read the whole commentary →

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