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So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord commanded them; and the Lord accepted [Job’s prayer].

10 And the Lord turned the captivity of Job and restored his fortunes, when he prayed for his friends; also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.(A)

11 Then there came to him all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they ate bread with him in his house; and they sympathized with him and comforted him over all the [distressing] calamities that the Lord had brought upon him. Every man also gave him a piece of money, and every man an earring of gold.

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So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite(A) did what the Lord told them; and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.(B)

10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes(C) and gave him twice as much as he had before.(D) 11 All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before(E) came and ate with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him over all the trouble the Lord had brought on him,(F) and each one gave him a piece of silver[a] and a gold ring.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 42:11 Hebrew him a kesitah; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.