Parallel Verses New International Version Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was. King James Bible So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great. Darby Bible Translation And they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights; and none spoke a word to him; for they saw that [his] anguish was very great. World English Bible So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great. Young's Literal Translation And they sit with him on the earth seven days and seven nights, and there is none speaking unto him a word when they have seen that the pain hath been very great. Job 2:13 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleThey sat down with him upon the ground seven days - They were astonished at the unprecedented change which had taken place in the circumstances of this most eminent man; they could not reconcile his present situation with any thing they had met with in the history of Divine providence. The seven days mentioned here were the period appointed for mourning. The Israelites mourned for Jacob seven days, Genesis 50:10. And the men of Jabesh mourned so long for the death of Saul, 1 Samuel 31:13; 1 Chronicles 10:12. And Ezekiel sat on the ground with the captives at Chebar, and mourned with and for them seven days. Ezekiel 3:15. The wise son of Sirach says, "Seven days do men mourn for him that is dead;" Sirach 22:12. So calamitous was the state of Job, that they considered him as a dead man: and went through the prescribed period of mourning for him. They saw that his grief was very great - This is the reason why they did not speak to him: they believed him to be suffering for heavy crimes, and, seeing him suffer so much, they were not willing to add to his distresses by invectives or reproach. Job himself first broke silence. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge they sat. Isaiah 3:26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit on the ground. seven days. none spake. Psalm 77:4 You hold my eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak. Library February 24 EveningShall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?--JOB 2:10. I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.--O Lord, thou art our father, we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.--It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good. Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments. He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.--Whom the Lord loveth … Anonymous—Daily Light on the Daily Path Whether Death is Essential to Martyrdom? Meditations for one that is Like to Die. Adam's Sin Cross References Genesis 50:10 When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they lamented loudly and bitterly; and there Joseph observed a seven-day period of mourning for his father. Job 3:1 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. Lamentations 2:10 The elders of Daughter Zion sit on the ground in silence; they have sprinkled dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground. Ezekiel 3:15 I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Aviv near the Kebar River. And there, where they were living, I sat among them for seven days--deeply distressed. Jump to Previous Anguish Earth Great Grief Ground Nights Pain Sat Seats Seven Side Sit Speaking Suffering WordJump to Next Anguish Earth Great Grief Ground Nights Pain Sat Seats Seven Side Sit Speaking Suffering WordLinks Job 2:13 NIVJob 2:13 NLT Job 2:13 ESV Job 2:13 NASB Job 2:13 KJV Job 2:13 Bible Apps Job 2:13 Biblia Paralela Job 2:13 Chinese Bible Job 2:13 French Bible Job 2:13 German Bible Job 2:13 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |