Job 42:11

Fellowship and the church Comfort Friendship Money and wealth

⁹ 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 request.

¹⁰ After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.

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 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 And he also had seven sons and three daughters.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
KJV: Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.
WEB: Then all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been of his acquaintance before, came to him and ate bread with him in his house. They comforted him, and consoled him concerning all the evil that the LORD had brought on him. Everyone also gave him a piece of money, and everyone a ring of gold.
ASV: Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one a ring of gold.
DARBY: And all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house, and they condoled with him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that Jehovah had brought upon him; and every one gave him a piece of money, and every one a golden ring.
BLB: All his brothers, and all his sisters, and all the faces of those knowing him came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house, and they nodded to him and comforted him over all the adversity that YHWH had brought upon him. And each man gave to him one kesitah, and each man one ring of gold.

ÅB: Og alle hans brødre kom til ham, og alle hans søstre og alle som hadde kjent ham før, og de spiste med ham i hans hus og viste ham medynk og trøstet ham for all den ulykke Herren hadde latt komme over ham; og de gav ham hver en kesitte[^1] og hver en gullring.
OTB: Da kom alle hans brødre, søstre og alle som hadde kjent ham før til ham og spiste med ham i hans hus. De viste ham medfølelse og trøstet ham over alle de ulykkene Herren hadde brakt over ham, og hver av dem ga ham et stykke sølv og en gullring.
B1930: Og alle hans brødre kom til ham, og alle hans søstre og alle som hadde kjent ham før, og de åt med ham i hans hus og viste ham medynk og trøstet ham for all den ulykke Herren hadde latt komme over ham; og de gav ham hver en kesitte og hver en gullring. / < 1MO 33, 19.>

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Job 2:11
Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him.
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Job 19:13–14
He has removed my brothers from me; my acquaintances have abandoned me.
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Genesis 24:22
And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.
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Proverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
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Hebrews 12:12
Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.
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Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
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Genesis 24:53
Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.
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1 Corinthians 12:26
If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
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