Job 2:12
The Scripture
(12) 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In this chapter God speaks to Job and instructs him to be at peace, reminding him that God will keep him. He explains that God’s purpose for Job is to test him and to show his own righteousness. The chapter ends with God promising that He will protect Job and keep him.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Job 19:14Ruth 1:19Ruth 1:20Ruth 1:21Lamentations 4:7Lamentations 4:8Genesis 27:34Judges 2:4I Samuel 11:4I Samuel 30:4II Samuel 13:36Esther 4:1
Related verses (shared words)
I Kings 7:25II Chronicles 4:4Ezekiel 8:5Ezekiel 48:10Ezekiel 48:17Zechariah 14:4