God Is Displeased with Job’s Friends

It came about after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends, because you have not spoken of Me what is trustworthy, (A)as My servant Job has. Now therefore, take for yourselves (B)seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a (C)burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will (D)pray for you. (E)For I will [a]accept him so as not to do with you as your foolishness deserves, because you have not spoken of Me what is trustworthy, as My servant Job has.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 42:8 Lit lift up his face

Epilogue

After the Lord had said these things to Job(A), he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends,(B) because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.(C) So now take seven bulls and seven rams(D) and go to my servant Job(E) and sacrifice a burnt offering(F) for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer(G) and not deal with you according to your folly.(H) You have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.”(I)

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