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 removed my kinsfolk from me, and my acquaintances have only turned aside from me.

When the ways of a man are pleasing [to] Yahweh, even his enemies he will cause to make peace with him.

They bemoaned

Thus Job's three friends heard of this calamity that had come upon him. So each set out from his [own] place: Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite. And they met together to come to console him and to comfort him.

Your words have raised up [the one who] stumbles, and you have strengthened knees giving way.

I could encourage you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would ease the pain.

And all his sons and daughters tried to console him, but he refused to be consoled. And he said, "No, I shall go down to my son, to Sheol, mourning." And his father wept for him.

Strengthen [the] weak hands and make [the] staggering knees firm.

So many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary in order to console them concerning their brother.)

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

And if one member suffers, all the members suffer together; if a member is honored, all the members rejoice with [it].

Therefore strengthen your slackened hands and your weakened knees,

Remember the prisoners, as [though you were] fellow-prisoners; [remember] the mistreated, as [though] [you] yourselves also are being [mistreated] in the body.