Job 2:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.

New Living Translation
Job scraped his skin with a piece of broken pottery as he sat among the ashes.

English Standard Version
And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes.

Berean Study Bible
And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.

New American Standard Bible
And Job took a piece of pottery to scrape himself while he was sitting in the ashes.

NASB 1995
And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.

NASB 1977
And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.

Amplified Bible
And Job took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself, and he sat [down] among the ashes (rubbish heaps).

Christian Standard Bible
Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.

Contemporary English Version
Then Job sat on the ash-heap to show his sorrow. And while he was scraping his sores with a broken piece of pottery,

Good News Translation
Job went and sat by the garbage dump and took a piece of broken pottery to scrape his sores.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Job took a piece of broken pottery to scratch himself as he sat in the ashes.

International Standard Version
Job took a broken piece of pottery to scrape himself while sitting among the ashes.

NET Bible
Job took a shard of broken pottery to scrape himself with while he was sitting among the ashes.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

New King James Version
And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes.

King James 2000 Bible
And he took himself a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat down among the ashes.

New Heart English Bible
And he took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with while he sat among the ashes.

World English Bible
He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.

American King James Version
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat down among the ashes.

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

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

Darby Bible Translation
And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself with it; and he sat down among the ashes.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And he tooke a potsharde to scrape him, and he sate downe among the ashes.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And he toke a potsharde to scrape hym: and he sat downe among the asshes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
so that he sat vpon the grounde in the asshes, and scraped of the etter off his sores with a potsherde.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he takes to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes.

Young's Literal Translation
And he taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes.

Smith's Literal 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.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he took a potsherd and scraped the corrupt matter, sitting on a dunghill.

Catholic Public Domain Version
So he took a shard of earthenware and scraped the discharge, while sitting on a heap of refuse.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he took for himself a clay vessel to scrape himself and he was sitting down on the ashes

Lamsa Bible
And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with it; and he sat down upon ashes.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he took a potsherd to scrape away the discharge, and sat upon a dung-heap outside the city.
















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