Job 1:20

20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship

Job 1:20 in Other Translations

KJV
20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
ESV
20 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped.
NLT
20 Job stood up and tore his robe in grief. Then he shaved his head and fell to the ground to worship.
MSG
20 Job got to his feet, ripped his robe, shaved his head, then fell to the ground and worshiped:
CSB
20 Then Job stood up, tore his robe and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,

Job 1:20 In-Context

18 While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house,
19 when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship
21 and said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart.The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.”
22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Genesis 37:29; S Mark 14:63
  • 2. Isaiah 3:24; Isaiah 15:2; Isaiah 22:12; Jeremiah 7:29; Jeremiah 16:6; Ezekiel 27:31; Ezekiel 29:18; Micah 1:16
  • 3. 1 Peter 5:6
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