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Job 42:11 Cross-References
Explore 17 cross-references for Job 42:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 42 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Job 42:11 (KJV)
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Commentary on Job 42:11
"Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before." After restoration begins, Job's family and former friends return. Their absence during suffering but presence during prosperity exposes fair-weather friendship. Yet Job receives them graciously. God restores community alongside material blessings. This teaches that restoration includes renewed relationships, though we must recognize that some relationships are conditional and shallow. The verse also demonstrates God's comprehensive restoration—nothing partial or incomplete.
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Cross-References for Job 42:11
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“they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite”
“he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.”
“as the camels had done drinking”
“lift up the hands that hang down and the feeble knees”
“Rejoice with them that do rejoice”
“How shall this man save us? They despised him”
“and jewels of gold”
“but he refused to be comforted. He said”
“and make firm the feeble knees.”