Job 1:20-21 | TNotes | STEP | 1:20 Job tore his robe and shaved his head ; both were common Near East rituals that demonstrated grief . These actions sometimes substituted for self-mutilation as a physical response to shock, horror, or bad news (2:12 ; Gen 37:29 , 34 ; Judg 11:35 ; Jer 16:6 ; Ezek 7:18 ; Amos 8:10 ). • He fell to the ground , not to wail in despair, but to worship in hope (1 Pet 5:6 ).

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‏ Job 1:20-21

1:20 ^a Job tore his robe and shaved his head; both were common Near East rituals that demonstrated grief. These actions sometimes substituted for self-mutilation as a physical response to shock, horror, or bad news (2:12 ^b; Gen 37:29 ^c, 34 ^d; Judg 11:35 ^e; Jer 16:6 ^f; Ezek 7:18 ^g; Amos 8:10 ^h).

• He fell to the ground, not to wail in despair, but to worship in hope (1 Pet 5:6 ⁱ).