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

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And the Lord turned the captivity of Job - this means He restored him to his former prosperity. This type of language is taken from…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

When he prayed for his friends. —Job’s personal discipline was not complete until he passed from the sphere of his own sorrows to …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the Lord turned the captivity of Job
Not literally, in such sense as Lot's captivity was turned ([Reference Gene…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

In the beginning of this book, we had Job's patience under his troubles as an example; here, for our encouragement to follow that example, we have …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After God had rebuked both Elihu and Job in His discourse (Job 38:2–3), He then rebuked Job’s friends, especially Eliphaz. It is clear …

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