Job 42:10
What does Job 42:10 mean?
A plain-English look at Job 42:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: and Jehovah gave Job twice as much as he had before.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: and Jehovah gave Job twice as much as he had before.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the Lord made up to Job for all his losses, after he had made prayer for his friends: and all Job had before was increased by the Lord twice as much.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Jehovah hath turned <FI>to<Fi> the captivity of Job in his praying for his friends, and Jehovah doth add <FI>to<Fi> all that Job hath--to double.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The Lord also was turned at the penance of Job, when he prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job, when he had prayed for his friends; and Jehovah gave Job twice as much as he had before.
Context
v.9So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as Jehovah commanded them: and Jehovah accepted Job.
v.10This passage
v.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 concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one a ring of gold.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 16:21
Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment.
- Numbers 14:1
And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
- Deuteronomy 30:3
that then Jehovah thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the peoples, whither Jehovah thy God hath scattered thee.
- Luke 16:27
And he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house;
- Proverbs 22:4
The reward of humility and the fear of Jehovah Isriches, and honor, and life.
- Psalms 126:1
When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream.
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