Job 42:11

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Summary

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.

All his brethren

Job 19:13

Proverbs 16:7

They bemoaned

Bible References

All his brethren

He has taken my brothers far away from me; they have seen my fate and have become strange to me.

When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.

They bemoaned

And Job's three friends had word of all this evil which had come on him. And they came every one from his place, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. So they came together to a meeting-place, in order that they might go and make clear to Job their grief for him, and give him comfort.

He who was near to falling has been lifted up by your words, and you have given strength to bent knees.

I might give you strength with my mouth, and not keep back the comfort of my lips.

And all his sons and all his daughters came to give him comfort, but he would not be comforted, saying with weeping, I will go down to the underworld to my son. So great was his father's sorrow for him.

Make strong the feeble hands, give support to the shaking knees.

And a number of Jews had come to Martha and Mary to give them comfort about their brother.

Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing.

And if there is pain in one part of the body, all the parts will be feeling it; or if one part is honoured, all the parts will be glad.

For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong,

Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.