Verse List for JOB 2:12

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OET (OET-RV) but when they saw him from a distance, they barely recognised him. They wailed loudly, and they ripped their own clothes, and they threw dust into the air so that it would fall on their heads. (All three of those were traditional signs of mourning.)

OET-LV And_they _lifted _up DOM eyes _of_their from_a _distance and_not they_recognized _him and_they _lifted _up voice _of_their and_they _wept and_they _tore each _one robe _of_his and_they _sprinkled dust on heads _of_their towards_the_heavens.

ULT And they raised their eyes from afar and they did not recognize him, and they raised their voice and wept, and they each tore his robe, and they threw dust heavenward upon their heads.

UST But when they saw Job from a distance, they almost did not recognize him. They wailed loudly, they all tore their clothing, and they threw dust into the air that settled on their heads. They did these things to demonstrate how sorry they were for Job.

BSB & MSB 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.

OEB No OEB JOB book available

WEBBE & WMBB When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn’t recognise him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads towards the sky.

NET But when they gazed intently from a distance but did not recognize him, they began to weep loudly. Each of them tore his robes, and they threw dust into the air over their heads.

LSV and they lift up their eyes from afar and have not discerned him, and they lift up their voice and weep, and each tears his robe, and sprinkle dust on their heads—heavenward.

FBV When they saw Job from a distance they hardly recognized him. They broke out into loud wailing, tore their robes, and threw dust into the air over their heads.

T4T When they saw Job from a distance, they almost did not recognize him. They wailed loudly, they tore their robes, and they threw dust over their heads to show how sorry they were because of what had happened to Job.

LEB Thus[fn] they lifted up their eyes[fn] from afar, but[fn] they did not recognize him, so[fn] they raised their voice, and they wept, and each man tore his outer garment[fn] and threw dust on their heads _⌊toward the sky_⌋.[fn]

BBE And lifting up their eyes when they were still far off, it did not seem that the man they saw was Job because of the change in him. And they gave way to bitter weeping, with signs of grief, and put dust on their heads.

Moff But when they caught sight of him at a distance and could not recognize him, they wept aloud; every man of them tore his tunic and flung dust on his head.

JPS 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 threw dust upon their heads toward heaven.

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.

DRA And when they had lifted up their eyes afar off, they knew him not, and crying out they wept, and rending their garments they sprinkled dust upon their heads towards heaven.

YLT and they lift up their eyes from afar and have not discerned him, and they lift up their voice and weep, and rend each his robe, and sprinkle dust on their heads — heavenward.

Drby 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 the heavens.

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

SLT And they will lift up their eyes from far off, and they knew him not, and they will lift up their voice and weep; and they will rend each his covering, and they will sprinkle dust upon their heads to the heavens.

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

KJB-1769 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.
(And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent/tear every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.)

KJB-1611 And when they lift vp their eyes afarre off, and knew him not, they lifted vp their voice, and wept; and they rent euery one his mantle, and sprinckled dust vpon their heades toward heauen.
(And when they lift up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent/tear every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.)

Bshps So when they lift vp their eyes a farre of, they knew him not: then they cryed and wept, and euery one of them rent his clothes, and sprinckled dust vpon their heades in the ayre.
(So when they lift up their eyes afar off, they knew him not: then they cried and wept, and every one of them rent/tear his clothes, and sprinkled dust upon their heads in the ayre.)

Gnva So when they lift vp their eyes a farre off, they knewe him not: therefore they lift vp their voyces and wept, and euery one of them rent his garment, and sprinkled dust vpon their heads toward the heauen.
(So when they lift up their eyes afar off, they knew him not: therefore they lift up their voices and wept, and every one of them rent/tear his garment, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward the heaven.)

Cvdl So when they lifte vp their eyes a farre off, they knewe him not. Then they cried, and wepte: then euery one off them rente his clothes, and sprynckled dust vpon their heades in the ayre.
(So when they lift up their eyes afar off, they knew him not. Then they cried, and wept: then every one off them rent/tear his clothes, and sprynckled dust upon their heads in the ayre.)

Wycl And whanne thei hadden reisid afer `her iyen, thei knewen not hym; and thei crieden, and wepten, and to-renten her clothis, and spreynten dust on her heed `in to heuene.
(And when they had raised after her eyes, they knew not him; and they cried, and wept, and to-renten her clothes, and spreynten dust on her heed in to heaven.)

Luth Und da sie ihre Augen aufhuben von ferne, kannten sie ihn nicht und huben auf ihre Stimme und weineten; und ein jeglicher zerriß sein Kleid und sprengeten Erde auf ihr Haupt gen Himmel.
(And there they/she/them their/her eyes lift from distant, knew they/she/them him/it not and lift/raise on/in/to their/her voice(n) and cried; and a any/each tore be garment and blew_up earth/land/ground on/in/to you(pl)/their/her head to/toward heaven.)

ClVg Cumque elevassent procul oculos suos, non cognoverunt eum, et exclamantes ploraverunt, scissisque vestibus sparserunt pulverem super caput suum in cælum.[fn]
(And_when elevassent far_away the_eyes his_own, not/no they_knew him, and exshouting ploraverunt, split/tornque clothes they_scattered dust over the_head his_own in/into/on the_sky.)

UHB וַ⁠יִּשְׂא֨וּ אֶת־עֵינֵי⁠הֶ֤ם מֵ⁠רָחוֹק֙ וְ⁠לֹ֣א הִכִּירֻ֔⁠הוּ וַ⁠יִּשְׂא֥וּ קוֹלָ֖⁠ם וַ⁠יִּבְכּ֑וּ וַֽ⁠יִּקְרְעוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מְעִל֔⁠וֹ וַ⁠יִּזְרְק֥וּ עָפָ֛ר עַל־רָאשֵׁי⁠הֶ֖ם הַ⁠שָּׁמָֽיְמָ⁠ה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἰδόντες δὲ αὐτὸν πόῤῥωθεν, οὐκ ἐπέγνωσαν· καὶ βοήσαντες φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ἔκλαυσαν, ῥήξαντες ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ στολὴν, καὶ καταπασάμενοι γῆν.

BrTr And when they saw him from a distance they did not know him; and they cried with a loud voice, and wept, and rent every one his garment, and sprinkled dust upon their heads,