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So Jehovah blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: And he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job – namely, by giving him double what he had possessed before his calamities came upon him;…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Fourteen thousand sheep. —The number of Job’s livestock here is exactly double those in Job 1:3.

All his friends had promis…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his
beginning
Which verified the …

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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