Job 2:7So Satan went forth from the presence of Yahweh, and struck Job with painful sores from the sole of his foot to his head.
The setting
Job's home in Uz, ancient Middle East. A wealthy man suddenly covered head to toe in painful, oozing sores. His servants flee. His friends will soon arrive. Modern-day Jordan or Saudi Arabia...
The emotion here: recording horror with trembling hands
The original word
šᵉḥîn (שְׁחִין) — boils, festering sores that were visible and repulsive
Why it matters
These sores made Job ceremonially unclean, forcing him outside the city gates
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 2:7
The sores went from 'sole of foot to head' — no part of Job's body was spared
Common misconceptionPeople think Job's suffering was just emotional or financial loss, but he was in excruciating physical pain every moment.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 2:7
Bible Genome reading
Job 2:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 2:7 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. The setting is wilderness. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include suffering, physical affliction. Notable phrases: painful sores; sole of foot to head.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
Your reflection
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