Job 42:8

6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

7 And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

9 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.

10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

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
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.”
KJV
Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
WEB
Now therefore, take to yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept him, that I not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has.”
ASV
Now therefore, take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you; for him will I accept, that I deal not with you after your folly; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
DARBY
And now, take for yourselves seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for him will I accept: lest I deal with you [after your] folly, for ye have not spoken of me rightly, like my servant Job.
BLB
And now, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves. And Job My servant shall pray for you⁺ (for surely I will lift his face), so as not to deal with your⁺ folly, for you⁺ have not spoken of Me accurately, as My servant Job [has].”
ÅB
Ta derfor syv okser og syv værer og gå til min tjener Job og ofre dem som brennoffer for dere! Og min tjener Job skal be for dere; bare ham vil jeg bønnhøre, så jeg ikke gjør med dere etter deres uforstand; for dere har ikke talt rett om meg, som min tjener Job.
OTB
Nå ta syv okser og syv værer og gå til min tjener Job og ofre et brennoffer for dere selv. Min tjener Job skal be for dere, og jeg vil akseptere hans bønn og ikke behandle dere etter deres dårskap, fordi dere ikke har talt det rette om meg, slik som min tjener Job har."
B1930
Ta derfor syv okser og syv værer og gå til min tjener Job og ofre dem som brennoffer for eder! Og min tjener Job skal bede for eder; bare ham vil jeg bønnhøre, så jeg ikke gjør med eder efter eders uforstand; for I har ikke talt rett om mig, som min tjener Job.

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  • Numbers 23:1

    And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

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  • James 5:16

    Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

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  • Psalms 103:10

    He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

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  • Genesis 20:17

    So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children.

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  • 1 Chronicles 15:26

    And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.

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  • Job 22:30

    He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

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  • Ezekiel 14:14

    Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.

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  • James 5:14

    Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

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