Job 2:13

Then they sat down with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, yet no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his pain ¹  was very great. ² 

biblegateway Job 2:13

Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No-one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was.

biblegateway Job 2:13

Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights with no one speaking a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.

biblegateway Job 2:13

Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and nights. And no one said a word, for they saw that his suffering was too great for words.

biblegateway Job 2:13

Then they sat with him on the ground. Seven days and nights they sat there without saying a word. They could see how rotten he felt, how deeply he was suffering.

SABDAweb Job 2:13

And they took their seats on the earth by his side for seven days and seven nights: but no one said a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.

bibleoremus Job 2:13

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.

biblegateway Job 2:13

So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.

biblegateway Job 2:13

Then they sat down with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights, yet no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his pain ¹  was very great. ² 

¹ tn The word כְּאֵב (kÿ’ev) means “pain” – both mental and physical pain. The translation of “grief” captures only part of its emphasis.

² sn The three friends went into a more severe form of mourning, one that is usually reserved for a death. E. Dhorme says it is a display of grief in its most intense form (Job, 23); for one of them to speak before the sufferer spoke would have been wrong.