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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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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

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 my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head, and my beard, and sat down…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Job 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 extraordinary troubles spread into all parts, he being an eminent man both for greatness…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

none spake a word Being overwhelmed by the affecting sight before them; as the Author adds: they saw that the grief, i. e. the pain or affliction, was very great. Comp. Eze 3:15. The length of time…