Job 42:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 42:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 42:12 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 42:12 — KJV
“So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.”
— Job 42:12 (KJV)
Job 42:12 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 42:12
“And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:12: lord, blessed, latter
“His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. substance: or, cattle household: or, husbandry men: Heb. sons”
Shares key themes with Job 42:12: thousand, sheep, camels
“Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:12: lord, sheep, camels
“Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel. meat...: or, victual of meal”
Shares key themes with Job 42:12: more, sheep, camels
“For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:12: lord, latter, end
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