Job 42 (NLT)

17 verses · New Living Translation · Dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought)

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Job Chapter 42 contains 17 verses and is presented here in the New Living Translation (NLT), which uses a dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 42 chapters in Job.

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1Then Job replied to the LORD:

2“I know that you can do anything,and no one can stop you.

3You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’It is I — and I was talking about things I knew nothing about,things far too wonderful for me.

4You said, ‘Listen and I will speak!I have some questions for you,and you must answer them.’

5I had only heard about you before,but now I have seen you with my own eyes.

6I take back everything I said,and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance.”

7After the LORD had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has.

8So take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer on your behalf. I will not treat you as you deserve, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has.”

9So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite did as the LORD commanded them, and the LORD accepted Job’s prayer.

10When Job prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his fortunes. In fact, the LORD gave him twice as much as before!

11Then all his brothers, sisters, and former friends came and feasted with him in his home. And they consoled him and comforted him because of all the trials the LORD had brought against him. And each of them brought him a gift of money and a gold ring.

12So the LORD blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

13He also gave Job seven more sons and three more daughters.

14He named his first daughter Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch.

15In all the land no women were as lovely as the daughters of Job. And their father put them into his will along with their brothers.

16Job lived 140 years after that, living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren.

17Then he died, an old man who had lived a long, full life.

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About This Translation

What is Job 42 in the NLT?

Job 42 in the New Living Translation (NLT) contains 17 verses. The NLT uses a dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought) approach, first published in 1996 (rev. 2015).

How does the NLT translate Job 42 differently?

The New Living Translation uses dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of Job 42 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in Job 42 (NLT)?

Job Chapter 42 contains 17 verses in the New Living Translation. The book of Job has 42 chapters total.

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