Verse Comparison: Job 2:8
American Standard Version
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.
Amplified® Bible
And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself, and he sat [down] among the ashes.
Contemporary English Version
Then Job sat on the ash-heap to show his sorrow. And while he was scraping his sores with a broken piece of pottery,
Darby English Version
And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.
Good News Bible
Job went and sat by the garbage dump and took a piece of broken pottery to scrape his sores.
King James Version
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
New American Standard Bible
And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.
New International Version
Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.
New King James Version
And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.
Revised Standard Version
And he took a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and sat among the ashes.
Young's Literal Translation
And he taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes.
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