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

8So take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer on your behalf. I will not treat you as you deserve, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has.” 9So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite did as the Lord commanded them, and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer. When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before! 11Then all his brothers, sisters, and former friends came and feasted with him in his home. And they consoled him and comforted him because of all the trials the Lord had brought against him. And each of them brought him a gift of money and a gold ring. 12So the Lord blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 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 though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal.
• Deuteronomy 30:3then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you.
• Psalms 14:7Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel? When the Lord restores his people, Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.
• Psalms 53:6Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel? When God restores his people, Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.
• Psalms 126:1When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!
• Genesis 20:17Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female servants, so they could have children.
• Exodus 17:4Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? They are ready to stone me!”
• Numbers 12:2They said, “Has the Lord spoken only through Moses? Hasn’t he spoken through us, too?” But the Lord heard them.
• Numbers 14:1Then the whole community began weeping aloud, and they cried all night.
• Numbers 16:21“Get away from all these people so that I may instantly destroy them!”
• Deuteronomy 9:20The Lord was so angry with Aaron that he wanted to destroy him, too. But I prayed for Aaron, and the Lord spared him.
• Luke 16:27“Then the rich man said, ‘Please, Father Abraham, at least send him to my father’s home.
• Acts 7:50Didn’t my hands make both heaven and earth?’
• Job 8:6and if you are pure and live with integrity, he will surely rise up and restore your happy home.
• Job 22:24If you give up your lust for money and throw your precious gold into the river,
• Deuteronomy 8:18Remember the Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.

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