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Conclusion: The Lord Blesses Job

After 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.

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Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the clan of Ram, became angry. He was angry because Job refused to admit that he had sinned and that God was right in punishing him. He was also angry with Job’s three friends, for they made God[a] appear to be wrong by their inability to answer Job’s arguments.

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Footnotes

  1. 32:3 As in ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; the Masoretic Text reads Job.

If only God would speak;
    if only he would tell you what he thinks!
If only he would tell you the secrets of wisdom,
    for true wisdom is not a simple matter.
Listen! God is doubtless punishing you
    far less than you deserve!

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But when he saw that they had no further reply, he spoke out angrily.

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Against you, and you alone, have I sinned;
    I have done what is evil in your sight.
You will be proved right in what you say,
    and your judgment against me is just.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 51:4 Greek version reads and you will win your case in court. Compare Rom 3:4.

Eliphaz’s First Response to Job

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied to Job:

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Job’s Three Friends Share His Anguish

11 When three of Job’s friends heard of the tragedy he had suffered, they got together and traveled from their homes to comfort and console him. Their names were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite.

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Bildad’s First Response to Job

Then Bildad the Shuhite replied to Job:

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Zophar’s First Response to Job

11 Then Zophar the Naamathite replied to Job:

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