Study it in the app“They lifted up their eyes from a distance and did not recognize him, and they raised their voices and wept; each tore his robe, and they scattered dust over their heads toward the heavens.”
Job's friends come to comfort him and sit with himFriendshipJob’s three friends arrive, weep, and sit with him in silenceComfort
They lifted upוַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶתtheir eyesעֵינֵיהֶםfrom a distanceמֵרָחוֹקand did notוְלֹאrecognize him,הִכִּירֻהוּand they raisedוַיִּשְׂאוּtheir voicesקוֹלָםand wept;וַיִּבְכּוּeachאִישׁtoreוַיִּקְרְעוּhis robe,מְעִלוֹand they scatteredוַיִּזְרְקוּdustעָפָרoverעַלtheir headsרָאשֵׁיהֶםtoward the heavens.הַשָּׁמָיְמָה
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisu” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appearsfar
To be far, at a great distance from a place or someone.
Where else “rachok” appearsrecognize
To realize who someone is, or notice them.
Where else “hikiru” appearsvoice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kola” appearsweep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yivku” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearstear
To rip one's clothes in great grief.
Where else “yikru” appearsrobe
Robe: a long garment without sleeves worn over the tunic.
Where else “meil” appearssprinkle, dash
Sprinkle, dash, throw (blood against the altar, water, dust); scatter.
Where else “yizrku” appearsdust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afar” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rashe” appearssky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayma” appears11When Job’s three companions heard all this evil that had come upon him, they came, each from his place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; they arranged to meet together to come to show him sympathy and to comfort him.
12 · This verse (above)
13They sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that the pain was very great.
