Job 2:13 BSB — MannaFest

Job 2:13

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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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

So they sat down with him upon the ground; - see Job 1:20, note; Job 2:8, note; compare Ezr 9:3, “I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head, and my beard, and sat down astonished.” Seven days and seven nights - Seven days was the usual time of mourning among the Orientals. Thus, they made public lamentation for Jacob seven days, Gen 50:10. Thus, on the death of Saul, they fasted seven days, 1Sa 31:

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John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Seven days - Which was the usual time of mourning for the dead, and therefore proper both for Job's children, and for Job himself, who was in a manner dead, while he lived: not that they continued in this posture so long together, which the necessities of nature could not bear; but they spent the greatest part of that time in sitting with him, and silent mourning over him.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּשְׁב֤וּ	vai.ye.she.Vu	and they sat	H3427 →
אִתּוֹ֙	'i.To	with him	H854 →
לָאָ֔רֶץ	la.'A.retz	to the ground	H776 →
שִׁבְעַ֥ת	shiv.'At	seven	H7651 →
יָמִ֖ים	ya.Mim	days	H3117 →
וְשִׁבְעַ֣ת	ve.shiv.'At	and seven	H7651 →
לֵיל֑וֹת	lei.Lot	nights	H3915 →
וְאֵין־	ve.'ein-	and not	H369 →
דֹּבֵ֤ר	do.Ver	[anyone was] speaking	H1696 →
אֵלָיו֙	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
דָּבָ֔ר	da.Var	a word	H1697 →
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
רָא֔וּ	ra.'U	they saw	H7200 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
גָדַ֥ל	ga.Dal	it was great	H1431 →
הַכְּאֵ֖ב	ha.ke.'Ev	the pain	H3511 →
מְאֹֽד׃	me.'Od	exceedingly	H3966 →

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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
Nehemiah 1:4
When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
leads to
- Psalms 137:1
  By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Daniel 9:3
  So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
- Ezra 10:1
  While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.
- Nehemiah 2:4
  “What is your request?” replied the king. So I prayed to the God of heaven
- Psalms 102:13–14
  You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor— the appointed time has come.
Through
Genesis 50:10
When 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.
leads to
- Acts 8:2
  God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
- 2 Samuel 1:17
  Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
Through
Psalms 77:4
You have kept my eyes from closing; I am too troubled to speak.
leads to
- Job 7:13–15
  When I think my bed will comfort me and my couch will ease my complaint,

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Job

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Job