8And he taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes.


In Context

5 Yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike unto his bone and unto his flesh — if not: unto Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

6 And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Lo, he is in thy hand; only his life take care of.'

7 And the Adversary goeth forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smiteth Job with a sore ulcer from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

8 And he taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes.

9 And his wife saith to him, 'Still thou art keeping hold on thine integrity: bless God and die.'

10 And he saith unto her, 'As one of the foolish women speaketh, thou speakest; yea, the good we receive from God, and the evil we do not receive.' In all this Job hath not sinned with his lips.

Job 2:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:8And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:8And he took a potsherd and scraped the corrupt matter, sitting on a dunghill.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:8And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:8And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat among the ashes.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself with it; and he sat down among the ashes.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:8And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat down among the ashes.