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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.
Job 2:13 — KJV
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Job 2:13
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Job 2:13
Verse 13 of 13
Commentary
Commentary on Job 2:13
Theological / DevotionalNone spake a word. Some have observed that among the Jews and among Orientals generally it was a matter of decorum, dictated by a fine and true feeling, not to speak to a person in deep affliction until he gave an intimation of a desire to be comforted. If so, then as long as Job kept silence, his friends would refrain from conversation.
Unto him. This statement implies that they were free to discuss matters between themselves or with the servants who attended Job.
Grief. Literally, “pain,” either physical or mental. Here probably both.
By SdaBc
Commentary on Job 2:13
Theological / DevotionalNone spake a word. Some have observed that among the Jews and among Orientals generally it was a matter of decorum, dictated by a fine and true feeling, not to speak to a person in deep affliction until he gave an intimation of a desire to be comforted. If so, then as long as Job kept silence, his friends would refrain from conversation.
Unto him. This statement implies that they were free to discuss matters between themselves or with the servants who attended Job.
Grief. Literally, “pain,” either physical or mental. Here probably both.
By SdaBc