²² Their father, Ephraim, mourned for them a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him.

Job’s Three Friends Share His Anguish

¹¹ When three of Job’s friends heard of the tragedy he had suffered, they got together and traveled from their homes to comfort and console him. Their names were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite.

³⁴ Then Jacob tore his clothes and dressed himself in burlap. He mourned deeply for his son for a long time.