Job 2:8
And he taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
In Context
9And his wife saith to him, 'Still thou art keeping hold on thine integrity: bless God and die.'
Cross References
Esther 4:1And Mordecai hath known all that hath been done, and Mordecai rendeth his garments, and putteth on sackcloth and ashes, and goeth forth into the midst of the city and crieth — a cry loud and bitter,
Job 19:14Ceased have my neighbours And my familiar friends have forgotten me,
Psalms 38:5Stunk — become corrupt have my wounds, Because of my folly.
Isaiah 61:3To appoint to mourners in Zion, To give to them beauty instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, A covering of praise for a spirit of weakness, And He is calling to them, 'Trees of righteousness, The planting of Jehovah — to be beautified.'
Ezekiel 27:30And have sounded for thee with their voice, And cry bitterly, and cause dust to go up on their heads, In ashes they do roll themselves.
Matthew 11:21'Woe to thee, Chorazin! woe to thee, Bethsaida! because, if in Tyre and Sidon had been done the mighty works that were done in you, long ago in sackcloth and ashes they had reformed;
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 →