Old Testament · VERSE 8

Job 2:8

King James Version

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

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Job 2:8 in context

Job 2:6

And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

Job 2:7

So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

Job 2:8SELECTED VERSE

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

Job 2:9

Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

Job 2:10

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

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