- they bemoaned:
- "Now when Job'sª threeª friendsª heardª°¹ of all¹ this¹ evilª that was comeª° upon¹ him, they cameª° every oneª from his own place;ª¹ Eliphazª the Temanite,ª and Bildadª the Shuhite,ª and Zopharª the Naamathite:ª for they had made an appointmentª° togetherª to comeª° to mournª° with him and to comfortª° him." {Job 2:11} + "Thy wordsª have upholdenª° him that was falling,ª° and thou hast strengthenedª° the feebleª° knees.ª" {Job 4:4} + "[But] I would strengthenª° you withª my mouth,ª and the movingª of my lipsª should asswageª° [your grief]." {Job 16:5} + "And all¹ his sonsª and all¹ his daughtersª rose upª° to comfortª° him; but he refusedª° to be comforted;ª° and he said,ª° For¹ I will go downª° into the graveª unto¹ my sonª mourning.ª Thus his fatherª weptª° for him." {Gen 37:35} + "Strengthenª° ye the weakª hands,ª and confirmª° the feebleª° knees.ª ... Sayª° to them [that are] of a fearfulª° heart,ª Be strong,ª° fearª° not:¹ behold,¹ your Godª will comeª° [with] vengeance,ª [even] Godª [with] a recompence;ª he¹ will comeª° and saveª° you." {Isa 35:3-4} + "Andª manyª ofª the¹ Jewsª cameª° toª Marthaª andª Mary,ª² toª comfortª° themª concerningª theirª brother.ª" {Jhn 11:19} + "Rejoiceª° withª them that do rejoice,ª° andª weepª° withª them that weep.ª°" {Rom 12:15} + "Andª whetherª oneª memberª suffer,ª° allª the¹ membersª suffer with¹ it;²° orª oneª memberª be honoured,ª° allª the¹ membersª rejoice with¹ it.²°" {1Co 12:26} + "Whereforeª lift upª° the handsª which¹ hang down,ª° andª the¹ feebleª° knees;ª" {Hbr 12:12} + "Rememberª° them that are in bonds,ª asª bound with¹ them;²° [and] them which suffer adversity,ª° asª beingª° yourselves²¹ alsoª inª the body.ª" {Hbr 13:3}
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