Job 2:12 | TNotes | STEP | 2:12 they scarcely recognized him: This expression indicates the extreme suffering Job had experienced (cp. Isa 52:14 ; 53:3 ). • Job’s friends mourned by wailing loudly , just as they would have done for a dead man. • Throwing dust sometimes expressed anger or disdain (see 2 Sam 16:13 ; Acts 22:23 ), but here it signaled mourning (see Josh 7:6 ; 1 Sam 4:12 ; Neh 9:1 ; Lam 2:10 ).

a2:12►

bIsa 52:14►

c53:3►

d2 Sam 16:13►

eActs 22:23►

fJosh 7:6►

g1 Sam 4:12►

hNeh 9:1►

iLam 2:10►

‏ Job 2:12

2:12 ^a they scarcely recognized him: This expression indicates the extreme suffering Job had experienced (cp. Isa 52:14 ^b; 53:3 ^c).

• Job’s friends mourned by wailing loudly, just as they would have done for a dead man.

• Throwing dust sometimes expressed anger or disdain (see 2 Sam 16:13 ^d; Acts 22:23 ^e), but here it signaled mourning (see Josh 7:6 ^f; 1 Sam 4:12 ^g; Neh 9:1 ^h; Lam 2:10 ⁱ).