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Job Chapter 42 (WEB)

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Job Chapter 42
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1 Then Job answered Yahweh,

2 \"I know that you can do all things, And that no purpose of yours can be restrained.

3 You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand, Things too wonderful for me, which I didn't know.

4 You said, 'Listen, now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.'

5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, But now my eye sees you.

6 Therefore I abhor myself, And repent in dust and ashes.\"

7 It was so, that after Yahweh had spoken these words to Job, Yahweh said to Eliphaz the Temanite, \"My wrath is kindled against you, and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has.

8 Now therefore, take to yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept him, that I not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has.\"

9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did what Yahweh commanded them, and Yahweh accepted Job.

10 Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.

11 Then came there to him all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all those who had been of his acquaintance before, and ate bread with him in his house. They comforted him, and consoled him concerning all the evil that Yahweh had brought on him. Everyone also gave him a piece of money,{Literally, kesitah, a unit of money, probably silver} and everyone a ring of gold.

12 So Yahweh blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.

13 He had also seven sons and three daughters.

14 He called the name of the first, Jemimah; and the name of the second, Keziah; and the name of the third, Keren Happuch.

15 In all the land were no women found so beautiful as the daughters of Job. Their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.

16 After this Job lived one hundred forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, to four generations.

17 So Job died, being old and full of days.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Job respond to God at the start of Job 42?
Job admits God can do anything, confesses he spoke about things too wonderful for him that he didn't understand, and says he now repents 'in dust and ashes' (v.2-6).
What does God say to Job's three friends in Job 42?
God tells Eliphaz that his wrath is kindled against him and his two friends because they did not speak of God 'the thing that is right' as Job did, and commands them to offer a burnt sacrifice while Job prays for them (v.7-8).
How does the book of Job end for Job himself?
The LORD restores Job's fortunes twofold — 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, seven new sons, and three daughters named Jemima, Kezia, and Kerenhappuch — and Job lives another 140 years, seeing four generations of descendants (v.10, 12-16), following his statement of faith at Job 42:2.

Today's Verse

For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

Deuteronomy 31:29 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

Job's confession 'I know that thou canst do every thing,' quoted in Job 42:2, recalls the promise behind Matthew 19:26. The LORD then gives Job twice what he had before.