Job 2:8 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And he taketh to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself, and he sat [down] among the ashes.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself, and he sat [down] among the ashes.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.

English EASY 2024

Job was very upset and he sat down among some ashes. He used a piece of a broken pot to remove the bad bits of skin.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Job sat on the pile of ashes where he was mourning and used a piece of broken pottery to scrape his sores.

And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Job went and sat by the garbage dump and took a piece of broken pottery to scrape his sores.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Job took a piece of broken pottery to scratch himself as he sat in the ashes.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

So he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

And he took a potsherd to scrape himself, as he sat among the ashes.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Job took a shard of broken pottery to scrape himself with while he was sitting among the ashes.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He got part of a broken pot. He used it to scrape his skin. He did it while he was sitting in ashes.

English NIV

Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.

English NKJ 1982

And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes.

English NLT

Then Job scraped his skin with a piece of broken pottery as he sat among the ashes.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Job took a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and sat among the ashes.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he took a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and sat among the ashes.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then Job took a broken piece of pottery to scrape himself and sat among the ashes.

English Tyndale 1537

So that he sat upon the ground in the ashes, and scraped off the filth(atter) of his sores with a potsherd.

Job 2:8 — Compare Translations