Job 2:8
World English Bible (WEB)
He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.
In context
6 The LORD said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life.”
7 So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD, and struck Job with painful sores from the sole of his foot to his head.
8 He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.
9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die.”
10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job didn’t sin with his lips.
Job 2:8 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.
- KJV King James Version
- And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.
- YLT 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself with it ; and he sat down among the ashes.