Job 42:9

Job 42:9 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite did what the Lord told them; and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what the Lord had told them, and the Lord accepted Job's prayer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord commanded them; for the Lord had accepted Job.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite did as the Lord commanded them, and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.

Context of Job 42:9

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. So 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.

Job 42:9 word by word

וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ אֱלִיפַ֨ז הַתֵּֽימָנִ֜י וּבִלְדַּ֣ד הַשּׁוּחִ֗י צֹפַר֙ הַנַּ֣עֲמָתִ֔י וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּשָּׂ֥א יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־פְּנֵ֥י אִיּֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear

• So Eliphazאֱלִיפַז'ĕlîyphaz · EliphazH464
• the Temaniteתֵּימָנִיtêymânîy · TemaniteH8489
• and Bildadבִּלְדַּדbildad · BildadH1085
• the Shuhiteשׁוּחִיshûchîy · ShuhiteH7747
• Zopharצוֹפַרtsôphar · ZopharH6691
• the Naamathiteנַעֲמָתִיna‛ămâthîy · NaamathiteH5284
• wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• according as the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• commandedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• also acceptedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: vowH5375
• Jobאִיּוֹב'îyôb · JobH347
• Jobפָּנֶהpânîym · face: kindnessH6440

Cross-references for Job 42:9

• Job 34:31Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
• Isaiah 60:14The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
• Matthew 7:24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
• John 2:5His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
• Acts 9:6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
• Acts 10:33Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
• Hebrews 11:8By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.
• Job 22:27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.
• Proverbs 3:11My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
• Ecclesiastes 9:7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

Commentaries on Job 42:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The Lord also accepted Job - Margin, as in Job 42:8, “the face of.” The meaning is, that he accepted his prayers and offerings in behalf of his friends.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-9Verses 7-9 After the Lord had convinced and humbled Job, and brought him to repentance, he owned him, comforted him, and put honour upon him. The devil had undertaken to prove Job a hypocrite, and his three friends had condemned him as a wicked man; but if God say, Well done, thou good and faithful servant, it is of little consequence who says otherwise. Job's friends had wronged God, by making prosperity a mark of the true church, and affliction a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9The LORD made Job the "mediator" that Job had hoped to find for himself and that Elihu wanted to be (9:33; 16:19–21; 19:25; 32:1–37:24). go to My servant Job: God wanted Job’s friends to make peace with Job before they offered their gifts (Matthew 5:23–24). My servant Job will pray for you: He had also prayed for his children (1:5; compare James 5:16; 1 John 5:16). When the LORD accepted Job’s prayer, it ironically fulfilled Eliphaz’s promise (Job…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. The forgiving spirit of Job foreshadows the love of Jesus Christ and of Christians to enemies (Mt 5:44; Lu 23:34; Ac 7:60; 16:24, 28, 30, 31).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 42:9

• Eliphaz
• Intercession
• Zophar

In the dictionaries

• Job
• Ashes
• Hearing
• Wonderful
• Accept; Acceptable; Acceptation
• Mediation; Mediator
• Shuhite
• Naamathite
• Zophar

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