CHAPTER XLII _Job humbles himself before God_, 1-6. _God accepts him; censures his three friends; and commands Job_ _to offer sacrifices for then, that he might pardon and accept_ _them, as they had not spoken what was right concerning their_ _Maker_, 7-9. _The Lord turns Job's captivity; and... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 42:2. _I KNOW THAT THOU CANST DO EVERY_ THING] Thy power is unlimited; thy wisdom infinite.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 42:3. _WHO_ IS _HE THAT HIDETH COUNSEL_] These are the words of Job, and they are a repetition of what Jehovah said, Job 38:2: "Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?" Job now having heard the Almighty's speech, and having received his reproof, echoes back his words... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 42:5. _I HAVE HEARD OF THEE_] I have now such a discovery of thee as I have never had before. I have only heard of thee by tradition, or from imperfect information; now the eye of my mind clearly perceives thee, and in seeing _thee_, I see _myself_; for the light that discovers thy glory a... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 42:6. _I ABHOR_ MYSELF] Compared with thine, my strength is weakness; my wisdom, folly; and my righteousness, impurity. "I loathe myself when thee I see; And into nothing fall." _REPENT_] I am deeply distressed on account of the _imaginations_ of my heart, the _words_ of my tongue, and... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 42:7. _AFTER THE LORD HAD SPOKEN THESE WORDS_] Those recorded at Job 40:7; he said to Eliphaz, who was the eldest of the three friends, and chief speaker: _Ye have not spoken of me - right_. Mr. _Peters_ observes, "It will be difficult to find any thing in the speeches of Eliphaz and his... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 42:8. _TAKE-SEVEN BULLOCKS AND SEVEN RAMS_] From this it appears that Job was considered a _priest_, not only in his own family but also for others. For his children he offered burnt-offerings, Job 1:5; and now he is to make the same kind of _offerings_, accompanied with _intercession_, in... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 42:10. _THE 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 (מימרא דיי _meymera dayai_) turned the captivity of Job." There is a remark which these words s... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 42:11. _THEN CAME THERE UNTO HIM ALL HIS BRETHREN_] "Job being restored to his former health and fortunes, the author," says Mr. _Heath_, "presents us with a striking view of _human friendship_. His _brethren_, who, in the time of his affliction, _kept at a_ _distance_ from him; his _kins... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 42:12. _THE LORD BLESSED THE LATTER END OF JOB_] Was it not in consequence of his friends bringing him a _lamb, sheep_, or other kind of _cattle_, and the _quantity of gold_ mentioned, that his stock of _sheep_ was increased so speedily to 14,000, his _camels_ to 6000, his _oxen_ to 2000,... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 42:13. _SEVEN SONS AND THREE DAUGHTERS._] This was the _same_ _number_ as before; and so the Vulgate, Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic read: but the Chaldee _doubles_ the sons, "And he had _fourteen_ sons, and three daughters.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 42:14. _THE NAME OF THE FIRST JEMIMA_] ימימה _yemimah, days upon_ _days_. _KEZIA_] קציעה _ketsiah, cassia_, a well-known aromatic plant. And, _KEREN-HAPPUCH._] קרן הפוך _keren happuch_, the _inverted_ or _flowing horn, cornucopiae_, the _horn of plenty_. The Chaldee will not permit these... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 42:15. _GAVE THEM INHERITANCE AMONG THEIR BRETHREN._] This seems to refer to the history of the daughters of _Zelophehad_, given Numbers 27:1, who appear to have been the _first_ who were allowed an _inheritance among their brethren_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 42:16. _AFTER THIS LIVED JOB A HUNDRED AND FORTY YEARS_] How long he had lived before his afflictions, we cannot tell. If we could rely on the _Septuagint_, all would be plain, who add here, Τα δε παντα ετη εζησεν, διακοσια τεσσαρακοντα; "And all the years that Job lived were two hundred a... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Job 42:17. _JOB DIED_, BEING _OLD AND FULL OF DAYS._] He had seen life in all its varieties; he had _risen higher_ than all the men of the East, and _sunk lower_ in affliction, poverty, and distress, than any other human being that had existed before, or has lived since. He died when he was _s... [ Continue Reading ]