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Job 42:5-7
New Catholic Bible
Job 42:5-7
New Catholic Bible
5 I had heard of you only by hearsay,
but now that I have seen you with my own eyes,
6 I retract what I have said,
repenting in dust and ashes.”
Epilogue: Job’s Honor and Goods Are Restored[a]
You Have Not Spoken About Me As You Should Have Done.[b] 7 After the Lord had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “My anger is aroused against you and your two friends, for you have not spoken about me as you should, as my servant Job has.
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- Job 42:7 With Job’s reply (vv. 1-6), the drama has come to an end, but the author does not want to leave his readers in ignorance of what became of the principal players. Here is the Lord’s definitive judgment: the friends of Job are blameworthy, and Job, God’s impatient but faithful servant, has the greatest blessings heaped upon him.
- Job 42:7 God conducts the trial of the three friends. Job’s prayer will obtain pardon for them.
Job 42:5-7
New International Version
Job 42:5-7
New International Version
5 My ears had heard of you(A)
but now my eyes have seen you.(B)
6 Therefore I despise myself(C)
and repent(D) in dust and ashes.”(E)
Epilogue
7 After the Lord had said these things to Job(F), he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends,(G) because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.(H)
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