Job's Three Friends

11 Now when Job's three (A)friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz (B)the Temanite, Bildad (C)the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to (D)show him sympathy and comfort him. 12 And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they (E)tore their robes and sprinkled (F)dust on their heads toward heaven. 13 And they sat with him on the ground (G)seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.

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Job’s Three Friends

11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all these troubles that had come upon him, each of them set out from his home—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They met together to go and console and comfort him.(A) 12 When they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him, and they raised their voices and wept aloud; they tore their robes and threw dust in the air upon their heads.(B) 13 They sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.(C)

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