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Job’s Friends Visit

11 When Job’s three friends heard all these tragedies that happened to him, they each traveled from their home towns[a] to visit him. Eliphaz came from Teman,[b] Bildad came from Shuah,[c] and Zophar came from Naamath.[d] They met together and went to console and comfort him. 12 Observing him from a distance, at first they didn’t even recognize him, so they raised their voices and burst into tears. They each ripped their robes, threw ashes into the air on their heads, 13 and sat with Job[e] on the ground for a full week[f] without saying a word, since they could see the great extent of his anguish.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 2:11 Lit. from his place
  2. Job 2:11 Lit. Eliphaz the Temanite; i.e. from Teman in Edom, and so throughout the book
  3. Job 2:11 Lit. Bildad the Shuhite; i.e. from Shuah, and so throughout the book
  4. Job 2:11 Lit. Zophar the Naamathite; i.e. from Naamath in Arabia, and so throughout the book
  5. Job 2:13 Lit. him
  6. Job 2:13 Lit. for seven days and seven nights