Job 2:12

New Century Version

They saw Job from far away, but he looked so different they almost didn’t recognize him. They began to cry loudly and tore their robes and put dirt on their heads to show how sad they were.

Cross References

Genesis 27:34

When Esau heard the words of his father, he let out a loud and bitter cry. He said to his father, “Bless me—me, too, my father!”

2 Samuel 13:36

As soon as Jonadab had said this, the king’s sons arrived, crying loudly. David and all his servants began crying also.

Ezra 9:3

When I heard this, I angrily tore my robe and coat, pulled hair from my head and beard, and sat down in shock.

Nehemiah 9:1

On the twenty-fourth day of that same month, the people of Israel gathered. They fasted, and they wore rough cloth and put dust on their heads to show their sadness.

Esther 4:1

When Mordecai heard about all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on rough cloth and ashes, and went out into the city crying loudly and painfully.

Job 1:20

When Job heard this, he got up and tore his robe and shaved his head to show how sad he was. Then he bowed down to the ground to worship God.

Job 19:14

My relatives have gone away, and my friends have forgotten me.

Lamentations 2:10

The elders of Jerusalem sit on the ground in silence. They throw dust on their heads and put on rough cloth to show their sadness. The young women of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground in sorrow.

Ezekiel 27:30

They cry loudly about you; they cry very much. They throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes to show they are sad.

Joshua 7:6

Then Joshua tore his clothes in sorrow. He bowed facedown on the ground before the Ark of the Lord and stayed there until evening. The leaders of Israel did the same thing. They also threw dirt on their heads to show their sorrow.

Revelation 18:19

And they threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and being sad. They said: “Terrible! How terrible for the great city! All the people who had ships on the sea became rich because of her wealth! But she has been destroyed in one hour!

Judges 2:4

After the angel gave Israel this message from the Lord, they cried loudly.

1 Samuel 11:4

When the messengers came to Gibeah where Saul lived and told the people the news, they cried loudly.

1 Samuel 30:4

Then David and his army cried loudly until they were too weak to cry anymore.

1 Samuel 4:12

That same day a man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battle. He tore his clothes and put dust on his head to show his great sadness.