Job 2:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.”
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“Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 2:13 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 1:5God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
- Genesis 1:8God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
- Genesis 50:10When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
- Ezra 9:3When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.
- Nehemiah 1:4When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
- Job 4:2“If one ventures a word with you, will you be wearied? Yet who can keep from speaking?
- Psalms 77:4You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.
- Isaiah 3:26And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.
- Isaiah 47:1“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.
- Lamentations 2:10The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.
- Ezekiel 3:15I came to the exiles at Tel-abib who dwelt by the River Kebar. And for seven days I sat where they sat and remained there among them, overwhelmed.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).