Job’s Three Friends

11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place—Eliphaz the (A)Temanite, Bildad the (B)Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come (C)and mourn with him, and to comfort him.

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15 (A)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

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11 Then (A)all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been his acquaintances before, came to him and ate food with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversity that the Lord had brought upon him. Each one gave him a piece of silver and each a ring of gold.

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Judgment on Edom

(A)Against Edom.

Thus says the Lord of hosts:

(B)Is wisdom no more in Teman?
(C)Has counsel perished from the prudent?
Has their wisdom (D)vanished?

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17 (A)A friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

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And (A)she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

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26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

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14 “To(A) him who is [a]afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend,
Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:14 Or despairing

11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, [a]Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 36:11 Zephi, 1 Chr. 1:36

19 And many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

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21 “Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends,
For the hand of God has struck me!

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The Family of Keturah(A)

32 Now (B)the sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.

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The Chiefs of Edom

15 These were the chiefs of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz, the firstborn son of Esau, were Chief Teman, Chief Omar, Chief Zepho, Chief Kenaz,

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(A)Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.

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19 (A)These two things have come to you;
Who will be sorry for you?—
Desolation and destruction, famine and sword—
(B)By whom will I comfort you?

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10 Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend,
Nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity;
(A)Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

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And so it was, after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is aroused against you and your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.

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19 (A)All my close friends abhor me,
And those whom I love have turned against me.

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Bildad: The Wicked Are Punished

18 Then (A)Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:

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20 My friends scorn me;
My eyes pour out tears to God.

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“I have heard many such things;
(A)Miserable[a] comforters are you all!

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Footnotes

  1. Job 16:2 Troublesome

Eliphaz Accuses Job of Folly

15 Then (A)Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:

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But you forgers of lies,
(A)You are all worthless physicians.

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Bildad: Job Should Repent

Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:

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19 The caravans of (A)Tema look,
The travelers of (B)Sheba hope for them.

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