Job 2:12

Job 2:12 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

12When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him; they began to weep aloud, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

12When they 2:12 Lit raised their eyeslooked from a distance and did not recognize him, they raised their voices and wept. And each of them tore his robe, and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

12When they lifted up their eyes at a distance and did not recognize him, they raised their voices and wept. And each of them tore his robe and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

12When they looked from a distance and did not recognize him [because of his disfigurement], they raised their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe [in grief] and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky [in sorrow].

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

12When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

12When they got closer to where he lived, they could see him. But they could hardly recognize him. They began to weep out loud. They tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads.

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