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And bring a whole burnt offering for yourselves and my servant Job will pray for you. I’ll encourage him<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="42:8 Lit. I’ll lift his face ">c</a></span> by not responding as your disgraceful folly deserves, since you didn’t speak about me correctly as did my servant Job. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/42-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>So Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuah, and Zophar from Naamath did precisely as the LORD had spoken to them, because the LORD showed favor to<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="42:9 Lit. lift his face ">d</a></span> Job.</p> <p class="heading">Job’s Prosperity Returns</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/42-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The LORD restored Job’s prosperity after he prayed for his friends. The LORD doubled everything that Job had once possessed. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/42-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then all his brothers and sisters and all those who knew him before arrived. They ate food with him in his house, mourned for him, and consoled him for all the trouble that the LORD had brought and placed on him. Some<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="42:11 Lit. A man">e</a></span> gave him gold bullion<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="42:11 Lit. him one kesitah; a unit of gold weight, the value of which is unknown today">f</a></span> and some brought<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="42:11 Lit. and a man">g</a></span> gold earrings.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/42-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The LORD blessed Job during the latter part of his life<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="42:12 The Heb. lacks part of his life">h</a></span> more than the former, since he owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="42:12 Or 1,000 pairs of cattle">i</a></span> and 1,000 female donkeys. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/42-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>He also had seven sons and three daughters. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/42-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He named the first daughter Jemima,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="42:14 The name means day by day">j</a></span> the second Keziah,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="42:14 The name means cinnamon">k</a></span> and the name of the third was Keren-happuch.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="42:14 The name means power of antimony; i.e. an element valued for medicinal uses">l</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/42-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>No one could find more beautiful women in the whole land than Job’s daughters. Their father gave them their inheritance along with their brothers. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/42-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Job lived 140 years after this, and saw his children and grandchildren to the fourth generation. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/42-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then Job died at an old age, having lived a full life.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="42:17 Lit. died old and full of days">m</a></span> </p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 42:2 Or <i>You know that I know</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 42:3 The Heb. lacks <i>You asked</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 42:8 Lit. <i>I’ll lift his face</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 42:9 Lit. <i>lift his face</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 42:11 Lit. <i>A man</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 42:11 Lit. <i>him one kesitah</i>; a unit of gold weight, the value of which is unknown today<br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 42:11 Lit. <i>and a man</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 42:12 The Heb. lacks <i>part of his life</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 42:12 Or <i>1,000 pairs of cattle</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 42:14 The name means <i>day by day</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 42:14 The name means <i>cinnamon</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 42:14 The name means <i>power of antimony</i>; i.e. an element valued for medicinal uses<br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 42:17 Lit. <i>died old and full of days</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/41.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 41"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 41" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/job/42-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>