Job 42
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Job's Reply
1Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
2I know that thou canst do every thing,
And that no thought can be withholden from thee.
3Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge?
Therefore have I uttered that I understood not;
Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
4Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak:
I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
5I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear:
But now mine eye seeth thee.
6Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent
In dust and ashes.
The Epilogue
7And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. 8Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks 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 him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. 9So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job. 10And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. 11Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold. 12So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. 13He had also seven sons and three daughters. 14And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch. 15And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. 16After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations. 17So Job died, being old and full of days.
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Job Answers the Lord
1Then Job answered the Lord:
2“I know you can do everything.
You make plans, and nothing can change or stop them.
3You asked, ‘Who is this ignorant person saying these foolish things?’#42:3 Who … things Or “Who is this person darkening advice with ignorant words.”
I talked about things I did not understand.
I talked about things too amazing for me to know.
4“You said to me, ‘Listen, and I will speak.
I will ask you questions, and you will answer me.’
5In the past I heard about you,
but now I have seen you with my own eyes.
6And I am ashamed of myself.#42:6 I am ashamed of myself Or “I take back what I said.”
I am so sorry.
As I sit in the dust and ashes,#42:6 dust and ashes People sat in dust and ashes to show that they were very sad about something.
I promise to change my heart and my life.”
The Lord Gives Job’s Wealth Back
7After the Lord finished talking to Job, he spoke to Eliphaz from Teman. He said, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you did not tell the truth about me, as my servant Job did. 8So now, Eliphaz, get seven bulls and seven rams. Take them to my servant Job. Kill them and offer them as a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will answer his prayer. Then I will not give you the punishment you deserve. You should be punished, because you were very foolish. You did not say what is right about me, as my servant Job did.”
9So Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuah, and Zophar from Naamah obeyed the Lord. Then the Lord answered Job’s prayer.
10Job prayed for his friends, and the Lord made Job successful again. The Lord gave him twice as much as he had before. 11Then all his brothers and sisters and all the people who knew him before came to his house. They all ate a big meal with him. They comforted him and were sorry that the Lord had brought him so much trouble. Each person gave Job a piece of silver and a gold ring.
12The Lord blessed Job with even more than he had in the beginning. Job got 14,000 sheep, 6000 camels, 2000 oxen, and 1000 female donkeys. 13He also got seven sons and three daughters. 14He named the first daughter Jemimah and the second daughter Keziah. He named the third daughter Keren Happuch. 15Job’s daughters were among the most beautiful women in all the country. And, like their brothers, they each got a share of their father’s property.#42:15 And … property Usually a person’s property was divided only among the sons, but here, even Job’s daughters got part of his property.
16So Job lived for 140 years more. He lived to see his children, his grandchildren, his great-grandchildren, and his great-great-grandchildren. 17Job lived to be a very old man who had lived a good, long life.
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