Job 2:8 | TNotes | STEP | 2:8 Job might have scraped his skin to relieve itching; the Greek Old Testament says that it was “to scrape away the pus.” • The ashes might refer to a place where lepers were quarantined, but Job was probably demonstrating his grief and dismay (30:19 ; Gen 18:27 ; 2 Sam 13:19 ; Isa 58:5 ; Jon 3:6 ).

cGen 18:27►

d2 Sam 13:19►

eIsa 58:5►

fJon 3:6►

‏ Job 2:8

2:8 ^a Job might have scraped his skin to relieve itching; the Greek Old Testament says that it was “to scrape away the pus.”

• The ashes might refer to a place where lepers were quarantined, but Job was probably demonstrating his grief and dismay (30:19 ^b; Gen 18:27 ^c; 2 Sam 13:19 ^d; Isa 58:5 ^e; Jon 3:6 ^f).