11 Then (A)all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been his acquaintances before, came to him and ate food with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversity that the Lord had brought upon him. Each one gave him a piece of silver and each a ring of gold.

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11 All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before(A) came and ate with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him over all the trouble the Lord had brought on him,(B) and each one gave him a piece of silver[a] and a gold ring.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 42:11 Hebrew him a kesitah; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.

Job’s Three Friends

11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place—Eliphaz the (A)Temanite, Bildad the (B)Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come (C)and mourn with him, and to comfort him.

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11 When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite,(A) Bildad the Shuhite(B) and Zophar the Naamathite,(C) heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him.(D)

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When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way,
    he causes their enemies to make peace(A) with them.(B)

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13 “He(A) has removed my brothers far from me,
And my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.
14 My relatives have failed,
And my close friends have forgotten me.

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13 “He has alienated my family(A) from me;
    my acquaintances are completely estranged from me.(B)
14 My relatives have gone away;
    my closest friends(C) have forgotten me.

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22 So it was, when the camels had finished drinking, that the man took a golden (A)nose ring weighing half a shekel, and two bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels of gold,

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22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring(A) weighing a beka[a] and two gold bracelets(B) weighing ten shekels.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 24:22 That is, about 1/5 ounce or about 5.7 grams
  2. Genesis 24:22 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams

Renew Your Spiritual Vitality(A)

12 Therefore (B)strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees,

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12 Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.(A)

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(A)Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.

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Continue to remember those in prison(A) as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

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26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

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26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

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15 (A)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

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15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.(A)

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(A)Strengthen the [a]weak hands,
And make firm the [b]feeble knees.
Say to those who are fearful-hearted,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with (B)vengeance,
With the recompense of God;
He will come and (C)save you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 35:3 Lit. sinking
  2. Isaiah 35:3 tottering or stumbling

Strengthen the feeble hands,
    steady the knees(A) that give way;
say(B) to those with fearful hearts,(C)
    “Be strong, do not fear;(D)
your God will come,(E)
    he will come with vengeance;(F)
with divine retribution
    he will come to save(G) you.”

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But I would strengthen you with my mouth,
And the comfort of my lips would relieve your grief.

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But my mouth would encourage you;
    comfort(A) from my lips would bring you relief.(B)

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Your words have upheld him who was stumbling,
And you (A)have strengthened the [a]feeble knees;

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  1. Job 4:4 Lit. bending

Your words have supported those who stumbled;(A)
    you have strengthened faltering knees.(B)

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27 (A)But some (B)rebels said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him, (C)and brought him no presents. But he [a]held his peace.

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  1. 1 Samuel 10:27 kept silent

27 But some scoundrels(A) said, “How can this fellow save us?” They despised him and brought him no gifts.(B) But Saul kept silent.

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