Job Submits Himself to the LORD 1 UST Then Job replied to Yahweh. He said, BSB BSB: Then Job replied to the LORD:
2 UST “Now I realize that you can do anything you want. No one can stop you from doing what you want to do. BSB BSB: “I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.
3 UST You told me that I had been speaking ignorantly, and that as a result, I was making it harder for people to understand your actions. I will admit that I was speaking about things that I did not understand. Those things were very amazing, and I did not really know what I was talking about. BSB BSB: You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
4 UST You told me that I should listen and let you talk because you were going to ask me some questions. You wanted me to try to answer them.{ But I will admit that I am not able to answer the questions you asked.} BSB BSB: You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and you shall inform Me.’
5 UST I had previously heard many things about you. But now I have actually seen you! BSB BSB: My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.
6 UST Therefore I am ashamed of myself for what I said. I am sitting in dust and ashes to show that I am sorry for what I said.” BSB BSB: Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
The LORD Rebukes Job’s Friends 8 UST So now you must bring seven young bulls and seven rams to Job, that man who serves me faithfully. While he is with you, kill these animals and burn them as a sacrifice for yourselves. Then Job will pray for you, and I will do what he asks me to do for you. I will not punish you for speaking foolishly about me. You deserve for me to punish you because you did not say the right things about me as Job did. He serves me faithfully.” BSB BSB: So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”
9 UST So Eliphaz, Job’ s friend from the town of Teman; Bildad, Job’ s friend from the Shuhite people group; and Zophar, Job’ s friend from the town of Naamah, did what Yahweh had commanded them to do. Then Job prayed for his friends, and Yahweh forgave them as Job asked him to do. BSB BSB: So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer.
The LORD Blesses Job 10 UST After Job had prayed for his three friends, Yahweh healed him and made him wealthy again. Yahweh gave him twice as much wealth as he had before. BSB BSB: After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.
11 UST Then Job’ s family and friends came to his house and had a feast with him. All of his brothers and sisters came, and all of his former acquaintances also came. They cheered him up now that all of the troubles were over that Yahweh had allowed to happen to him. Each of them gave Job a valuable piece of silver and a gold earring. BSB BSB: All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.
12 UST Yahweh blessed Job more in the second part of his life than he had blessed him in the first part of his life. Job acquired 14, 000 sheep, 6, 000 camels, 1, 000 pairs of oxen, and 1, 000 female donkeys. BSB BSB: So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
13 UST Job also had seven more sons and three more daughters. BSB BSB: And he also had seven sons and three daughters.
14 UST He named the first daughter Jemimah. He named the second daughter Keziah. And he named the third daughter Keren Happuch. BSB BSB: He named his first daughter Jemimah, his second Keziah, and his third Keren-happuch.
15 UST Job’ s three daughters were the most beautiful women in the whole land of Uz. As their father, Job declared that his daughters would each receive an inheritance from him, just as their brothers would. BSB BSB: No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.
16 UST After God restored Job’ s prosperity, he lived for 140 more years. His new children had children of their own. Then his grandchildren had children of their own, so Job was even able to get to know his great- grandchildren. BSB BSB: After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.
17 UST Job finally died after living a good long life. BSB BSB: And so Job died, old and full of years.
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