Job 42:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 42:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 42:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 42:9 — KJV
“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. Job: Heb. the face of Job”
— Job 42:9 (KJV)
Job 42:9 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 42:9
“Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:9: eliphaz, temanite, bildad
“Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law. have been...: or, lifted up the face against: Heb. accepted faces”
Shares key themes with Job 42:9: according, also, accepted
“And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. thee: Heb. thy face”
Shares key themes with Job 42:9: also, accepted, heb
“This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. for every...: Heb. by the poll, or, head persons: Heb. souls”
Shares key themes with Job 42:9: according, lord, commanded
“And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded. word: Heb. mouth”
Shares key themes with Job 42:9: according, lord, commanded
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