Job 42:10

10 L'Eternel rétablit Job dans son premier état, quand Job eut prié pour ses amis; et l'Eternel lui accorda le double de tout ce qu'il avait possédé.

Job 42:10 Meaning and Commentary

Job 42:10

And the Lord turned the captivity of Job
Not literally, in such sense as Lot's captivity was turned, ( Genesis 14:12 ) ; for Job's person was not seized on and carried away, though his cattle were: nor spiritually, being delivered from the captivity of sin; that had been his case many years ago, when first converted: but it is to be understood of his restoration from afflictions and calamities to a happy state; as of the return of his substance, his health and friends, and especially of his deliverance from Satan, in whose hands he had been some time, and by him distressed both in body and mind. But now his captivity was turned, and he was freed from all his distresses; and even from those which arose from the dealings of God with him, which he was now fully satisfied about; and this was done,

when he prayed for his friends;
as he was directed to do. A good man will not only pray for himself, as Job doubtless did, but for others also; for his natural and spiritual friends, yea, for unkind friends, and even for enemies likewise: and the prayer of an upright man is very acceptable to the Lord; and many mercies and blessings come by it; and even prayer for others is profitable to a man's self; and sometimes he soon reaps the benefit of it, as Job now did. For when and while he was praying, or quickly upon it, there was a turn in his affairs: he presently found himself in better health; his friends came about him, and his substance began to increase; Satan had no more power over him, and the presence of God was with him. All which was of the Lord; and he enjoyed it in the way of prayer, and as the fruit of that;

also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before:
or added to him double. Which chiefly respects his substance; his cattle, as appears from ( Job 42:12 ) , and might be true both with respect to things temporal and spiritual. "Double" may denote an abundance, a large measure of good things; see ( Zechariah 9:12 ) .

Job 42:10 In-Context

8 Prenez maintenant sept taureaux et sept béliers, allez auprès de mon serviteur Job, et offrez pour vous un holocauste. Job, mon serviteur, priera pour vous, et c'est par égard pour lui seul que je ne vous traiterai pas selon votre folie; car vous n'avez pas parlé de moi avec droiture, comme l'a fait mon serviteur Job.

9 Eliphaz de Théman, Bildad de Schuach, et Tsophar de Naama allèrent et firent comme l'Eternel leur avait dit: et l'Eternel eut égard à la prière de Job.

10 L'Eternel rétablit Job dans son premier état, quand Job eut prié pour ses amis; et l'Eternel lui accorda le double de tout ce qu'il avait possédé.

11 Les frères, les soeurs, et les anciens amis de Job vinrent tous le visiter, et ils mangèrent avec lui dans sa maison. Ils le plaignirent et le consolèrent de tous les malheurs que l'Eternel avait fait venir sur lui, et chacun lui donna un kesita et un anneau d'or.

12 Pendant ses dernières années, Job reçut de l'Eternel plus de bénédictions qu'il n'en avait reçu dans les premières. Il posséda quatorze mille brebis, six mille chameaux, mille paires de boeufs, et mille ânesses.