Job 2:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuah, and Zophar from Naamah were three of Job's friends, and they heard about his troubles. So they agreed to visit Job and comfort him.

Cross References

Genesis 25:2

and they had six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.

Genesis 36:15

Esau and Adah's eldest son was Eliphaz, and the clans that descended from him were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,

Genesis 37:35

All Jacob's children came to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said, “I will go to my grave, mourning for my son.” So Jacob kept on grieving.

1 Chronicles 1:32

Abraham and his slave woman Keturah had six sons: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan.

1 Chronicles 1:45

After Jobab's death, Husham from the land of Teman became king.

1 Chronicles 7:22

Ephraim mourned for his sons a long time, and his relatives came to comfort him.

Job 11:1

Zophar from Naamah said:

Job 13:4

you are merely useless doctors, who treat me with lies.

Job 15:1

Eliphaz from Teman said:

Job 16:2

I have often heard this, and it offers no comfort.

Job 16:20

My friends have rejected me, but God is the one I beg

Job 18:1

Bildad from Shuah said:

Job 19:19

My best friends and loved ones have turned from me.

Job 19:21

My friends, I beg you for pity! God has made me his target.

Job 4:1

Eliphaz from Teman said:

Job 42:11

Then Job gave a feast for his brothers and sisters and for his old friends. They expressed their sorrow for the suffering the LORD had brought on him, and they each gave Job some silver and a gold ring.

Job 42:7

The LORD said to Eliphaz: What my servant Job has said about me is true, but I am angry with you and your two friends for not telling the truth.

Job 42:9

Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar obeyed the LORD, and he answered Job's prayer.

Job 6:14

My friends, I am desperate, and you should help me, even if I no longer respect God All-Powerful.

Job 6:19

Caravans from Tema and Sheba

Job 8:1

Bildad from Shuah said:

Proverbs 17:17

A friend is always a friend, and relatives are born to share our troubles.

Proverbs 18:24

Some friends don't help, but a true friend is closer than your own family.

Proverbs 27:10

Don't desert an old friend of your family or visit your relatives when you are in trouble. A friend nearby is better than relatives far away.

Isaiah 51:19

You have been destroyed by war and by famine; I cannot comfort you.

Jeremiah 49:7

The LORD All-Powerful says about Edom: Wisdom and common sense have vanished from Teman. I will send disaster to punish you descendants of Esau, so anyone from Dedan had better turn round and run back home.

Obadiah 1:9

Warriors from the city of Teman will be terrified, and you descendants of Esau will be wiped out.

John 11:19

and many people had come from the city to comfort Martha and Mary because their brother had died.

Romans 12:15

When others are happy, be happy with them, and when they are sad, be sad.

1 Corinthians 12:26

If one part of our body hurts, we hurt all over. If one part of our body is honoured, the whole body will be happy.

Hebrews 13:3

Remember the Lord's people who are in jail and be concerned for them. Don't forget those who are suffering, but imagine that you are there with them.