Job 2:12 BSB — MannaFest

Job 2:12

When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.

BSB

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ASV

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

KJV

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

They rent every one his mantle - I have already had frequent occasions to point out and illustrate, by quotations from the ancients, the actions that were used in order to express profound grief; such as wrapping themselves in sackcloth, covering the face, strewing dust or ashes upon the head, sitting upon the bare ground, etc., etc.; significant actions which were in use among all nations.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ	vai.yis.'U	and they lifted up	H5375 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
עֵינֵיהֶ֤ם	'ei.nei.Hem	eyes their	H5869 →
מֵרָחוֹק֙	me.ra.chOk	from a distance	H7350 →
וְלֹ֣א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
הִכִּירֻ֔הוּ	hi.ki.Ru.hu	they recognized him	H5234 →
וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ	vai.yis.'U	and they lifted up	H5375 →
קוֹלָ֖ם	ko.Lam	voice their	H6963 →
וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ	vai.yiv.Ku	and they wept	H1058 →
וַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙	vai.yik.re.'U	and they tore	H7167 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	each one	H376 →
מְעִל֔וֹ	me.'i.Lo	robe his	H4598 →
וַיִּזְרְק֥וּ	vai.yiz.re.Ku	and they sprinkled	H2236 →
עָפָ֛ר	'a.Far	dust	H6083 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם	ra.shei.Hem	heads their	H7218 →
הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃	ha.sha.Ma.ye.mah	the heavens towards	H8064 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Joshua 7:6
Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
leads to
- Genesis 37:29
  When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Lamentations 2:10
  The 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…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Job 1:20
Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
leads to
- Genesis 37:34
  Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Peter 5:6
  Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
- 2 Samuel 12:16–20
  David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.
Through
Nehemiah 9:1
On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.
leads to
- Acts 13:2–3
  While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
- Ezra 8:23
  So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He granted our request.
Through
Ezekiel 27:30
They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
leads to
- Jeremiah 6:26
  O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.