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Job 2:13

Job 2:13
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

So they sat down with him upon the ground; - see Job 1:20, note; Job 2:8, note; compare Ezr 9:3, “I rent my garment and…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 2:11-13

We have here an account of the kind visit which Job's three friends paid him in his affliction. The news of his…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

none spake a word Being overwhelmed by the affecting sight before them; as the Author adds: they saw that the grief, i.…