Job 42:10

Job 42:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And 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.
• New International Version (NIV)After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and gave him twice as much as he had before.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.

Context of Job 42:10

8Now take seven bulls and seven rams, go to my servant Job, and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. Then my servant Job will pray for you. I will surely accept his prayer and not deal with you as your folly deserves. For you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.” 9Then Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord had told them, and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer. After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes and doubled his previous possessions. 11All his brothers, sisters, and former acquaintances came to him and dined with him in his house. They sympathized with him and comforted him concerning all the adversity the Lord had brought on him. Each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold earring. 12So the Lord blessed the last part of Job’s life more than the first. He owned fourteen thousand sheep and goats, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.

Job 42:10 word by word

וַֽיהוָ֗ה שָׁ֚ב אֶת־שְׁב֣וּת אִיּ֔וֹב בְּהִֽתְפַּֽלְל֖וֹ בְּעַ֣ד רֵעֵ֑הוּ וַ֧יֹּסֶף יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְאִיּ֖וֹב לְמִשְׁנֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• turnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: rescueH7725
• the captivityשְׁבִיתshebûth shebîyth · captivityH7622
• of Jobאִיּוֹב'îyôb · JobH347
• when he prayedפָּלַלpâlal · to prayH6419
• for his friendsרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• gaveיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• twice as muchמִשְׁנֶהmishneh · secondH4932

Cross-references for Job 42:10

• Job 5:18For he wounds but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.
• Deuteronomy 30:3then he will restore your fortunes, have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the peoples where the Lord your God has scattered you.
• Psalms 14:7Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion! When the Lord restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
• Psalms 53:6Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come from Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
• Psalms 126:1When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.
• Genesis 20:17Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could bear children,
• Exodus 17:4Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? In a little while they will stone me!”
• Numbers 12:2They said, “Does the Lord speak only through Moses? Does he not also speak through us?” And the Lord heard it.
• Numbers 14:1Then the whole community broke into loud cries, and the people wept that night.
• Numbers 16:21“Separate yourselves from this community so I may consume them instantly.”
• Deuteronomy 9:20The Lord was angry enough with Aaron to destroy him. But I prayed for Aaron at that time also.
• Luke 16:27“‘Father,’ he said, ‘then I beg you to send him to my father’s house —
• Acts 7:50Did not my hand make all these things?
• Job 8:6if you are pure and upright, then he will move even now on your behalf and restore the home where your righteousness dwells.
• Job 22:24and consign your gold to the dust, the gold of Ophir to the stones in the wadis,
• Deuteronomy 8:18but remember that the Lord your God gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm his covenant he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

Commentaries on Job 42:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The Lord turned the captivity of Job - The Vulgate has: Dominus quoque conversus est ad poenitentiam Job; "And the Lord turned Job to repentance." The Chaldee: "The Word of the Lord (דיי מימרא meymera dayai ) turned the captivity of Job." There is a remark which these words suggest, which has been rarely, if at all, noticed. It is said that the Lord turned the captivity of Job When He Prayed for His Friends. He had suffered much through the unkindness of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And the Load turned the captivity of Job - Restored him to his former prosperity. The language is taken from restoration to country and home after having been a captive in a foreign land. This language is often applied in the Scriptures to the return of the Jews from their captivity in Babylon, and some writers have made use of it as an argument to show that Job lived “after” that event. But this conclusion is unwarranted. The language is so general that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 In the beginning of this book we had Job's patience under his troubles, for an example; here, for our encouragement to follow that example, we have his happy end. His troubles began in Satan's malice, which God restrained; his restoration began in God's mercy, which Satan could not oppose. Mercy did not return when Job was disputing with his friends, but when he was praying for them. God is served and pleased with our warm devotions, not with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Job's fortunes probably included his health (42:16–17). God created humans to bless them, not to do them harm (curse).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. turned ... captivity--proverbial for restored, or amply indemnified him for all he had lost (Eze 16:53; Psa 14:7; Ho 6:11). Thus the future vindication of man, body and soul, against Satan (Job 1:9-12), at the resurrection (Job 19:25-27), has its earnest and adumbration in the temporal vindication of Job at last by Jehovah in person. twice--so to the afflicted literal and spiritual Jerusalem (Is 40:2; 60:7; 61:7; Zec 9:12). As in Job's case, so in…Read the comment

Topics related to Job 42:10

• Blessing
• Intercession
• Job

In the dictionaries

• Job
• Ashes
• Hearing
• Wonderful
• Captive
• Joel (2)
• Mediation; Mediator

Commentaries on Job 42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings