Job 42
42
1And Job answered Jehovah and said, 2I know that thou canst do everything, and that thou canst be hindered in no thought of thine. 3Who is he that obscureth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered what I did not understand; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. 4Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and inform me. 5I had 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.
7And it came to pass after Jehovah had spoken these words to Job, that Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, Mine anger is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken rightly of me, like my servant Job. 8And now, take for yourselves 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 yourfolly, for ye have not spoken of me rightly, like my servant Job. 9Then Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, went and did according as Jehovah had said unto them; and Jehovah accepted Job.
10And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job, when he had prayed for his friends; and Jehovah gave Job twice as much as he had before. 11And all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house, and they condoled with him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him; and every one gave him a piece of money, and every one a golden ring. 12And Jehovah blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses. 13And he had seven sons and three daughters. 14And he called the name of the first, Jemimah; and the name of the second, Keziah; 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. 16And Job lived after this a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations. 17And Job died, old and full of days.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
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.
3You asked why I talk so much#Job 38.2.
when I know so little.
I have talked about things
that are far beyond
my understanding.
4You told me to listen#Job 38.3.
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 again blesses Job with health, wealth, and family
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 burnt 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
10After Job had prayed for his three friends, the LORD made Job twice as rich as he had been before.#Job 1.1-3. 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 fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand pair of oxen, and a thousand 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 one hundred and forty 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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