Job 42
42
Job's Reply to the Lord
No One Can Oppose You
1Job said:
2No one can oppose you,
because you have the power
to do what you want.
3 #
Job 38.2. You asked why I talk so much
when I know so little.
I have talked about things
that are far beyond
my understanding.
4 #
Job 38.3. You told me to listen
and answer your questions.#42.4 questions: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 4.
5I heard about you from others;
now I have seen you
with my own eyes.
6That's why I hate myself
and sit here in dust and ashes
to show my sorrow.
The Lord Corrects Job's Friends
7The Lord said to Eliphaz:
What my servant Job has said about me is true, but I am angry with you and your two friends for not telling the truth. 8So I want you to go over to Job and offer seven bulls and seven goats on an altar as a sacrifice to please me.#42.8 sacrifice to please me: These sacrifices have traditionally been called “whole burnt offerings” because the whole animal was burned on the altar. A main purpose of such sacrifices was to please the Lord with the smell of the sacrifice, and so in the CEV they are often called “sacrifices to please the Lord.” After this, Job will pray, and I will agree not to punish you for your foolishness.
9Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar obeyed the Lord, and he answered Job's prayer.
A Happy Ending
10 #
Job 1.1-3. After Job had prayed for his three friends, the Lord made Job twice as rich as he had been before. 11Then Job gave a feast for his brothers and sisters and for his old friends. They expressed their sorrow for the suffering the Lord had brought on him, and they each gave Job some silver and a gold ring.
12The Lord now blessed Job more than ever; he gave him 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 pair of oxen, and 1,000 donkeys.
13In addition to seven sons, Job had three daughters, 14whose names were Jemimah, Keziah, and Keren Happuch. 15They were the most beautiful women in that part of the world, and Job gave them shares of his property, along with their brothers.
16Job lived for another 140 years—long enough to see his great-grandchildren have children of their own— 17and when he finally died, he was very old.
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Job 42
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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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