Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys. New Living Translation So 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. English Standard Version And the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. Berean Standard Bible So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. Berean Literal Bible And YHWH blessed the latter of Job more than his first, and there were unto him fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys. King James Bible So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. New King James Version Now the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys. New American Standard Bible The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys. NASB 1995 The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had 14,000 sheep and 6,000 camels and 1,000 yoke of oxen and 1,000 female donkeys. NASB 1977 And the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning, and he had 14,000 sheep, and 6,000 camels, and 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. Legacy Standard Bible And Yahweh blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had 14,000 sheep and 6,000 camels and 1,000 pairs of oxen and 1,000 female donkeys. Amplified Bible And the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. Berean Annotated Bible So the LORD {YHWH} blessed Job’s (hated) latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. Christian Standard Bible So the LORD blessed the last part of Job’s life more than the first. He owned fourteen thousand sheep and goats, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys. Holman Christian Standard Bible So the LORD blessed the last part of Job’s life more than the first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. American Standard Version So Jehovah blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: And he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses. Contemporary English Version The LORD now blessed Job more than ever; he gave him 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 pair of oxen, and 1,000 donkeys. English Revised Version So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: and he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD blessed the latter years of Job's life more than the earlier years. He had 14,000 sheep and goats, 6,000 camels, 2,000 oxen, and 1,000 donkeys. Good News Translation The LORD blessed the last part of Job's life even more than he had blessed the first. Job owned fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, two thousand head of cattle, and one thousand donkeys. International Standard Version The LORD blessed Job during the latter part of his life more than the former, since he owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen and 1,000 female donkeys. NET Bible So the LORD blessed the second part of Job's life more than the first. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. New Heart English Bible So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys. Webster's Bible Translation So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleSo the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. World English Bible So Yahweh blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd YHWH has blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning, and he has fourteen thousand of a flock, and six thousand camels, and one thousand pairs of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys. Berean Literal Bible And YHWH blessed the latter of Job more than his first, and there were unto him fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys. Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah hath blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning, and he hath fourteen thousand of a flock, and six thousand camels, and a thousand pairs of oxen, and a thousand she-asses. Smith's Literal Translation And Jehovah blessed the latter state of Job more than his beginning: and there will be to him fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. And he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Lord blessed the latter end of Job even more than his beginning. And he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand pairs of oxen, and a thousand she-donkeys. New American Bible Thus the LORD blessed the later days of Job more than his earlier ones. Now he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-donkeys. New Revised Standard Version The LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand donkeys. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSo the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep and six thousand camels and a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand she-asses. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And LORD JEHOVAH blessed the end of Job more than his beginning, and he had fourteen thousand sheep and six thousand camels and a thousand yokes of oxen and a thousand she donkeys OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord blessed the latter end of Job, more than the beginning: and his cattle were fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, a thousand she-asses of the pastures. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Blesses Job…11All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring. 12So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. 13And he also had seven sons and three daughters.… Cross References So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. Job 8:7 Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish. Ecclesiastes 7:8 The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one. Deuteronomy 8:16 He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper. He owned 14,000 sheep, Job 1:3 and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East. 1 Chronicles 5:21 They seized the livestock of the Hagrites—50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also took 100,000 captives, Genesis 24:35 “The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys. 6,000 camels, Genesis 12:16 He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels. Genesis 30:43 Thus Jacob became exceedingly prosperous. He owned large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and donkeys. 2 Chronicles 9:1 Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind. 1,000 yoke of oxen, 1 Kings 19:19 So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him. Luke 14:19 Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’ 1 Samuel 11:7 He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out together as one man. and 1,000 female donkeys. Genesis 32:15 30 milk camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys. Genesis 45:23 And he sent to his father the following: ten donkeys loaded with the best of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and provisions for his father’s journey. 1 Samuel 10:2 When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’ Genesis 12:2 I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. Treasury of Scripture So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. Song of Solomon 8:7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. Deuteronomy 8:16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. he had Job 1:3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. Genesis 24:35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses. Genesis 26:12-14 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him… Jump to Previous Asses Beginning Blessed Blessing Camels Donkeys End Female Flock Fourteen Goats Greater Job Job's Latter Oxen Pairs Part She-Asses Sheep Six Start Thousand YokeJump to Next Asses Beginning Blessed Blessing Camels Donkeys End Female Flock Fourteen Goats Greater Job Job's Latter Oxen Pairs Part She-Asses Sheep Six Start Thousand YokeJob 42 1. Job submits himself unto God7. God, preferring Job's cause, makes his friends submit themselves, and accepts him 10. He magnifies and blesses Job 16. Job's age and death So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. This phrase highlights the restoration and blessing that God bestowed upon Job after his period of intense suffering and testing. The concept of God blessing the latter days more than the former is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing God's ability to restore and multiply blessings beyond previous states (see Deuteronomy 30:3-5, Joel 2:25). Job's restoration serves as a testament to God's faithfulness and justice, affirming that enduring faith and righteousness are ultimately rewarded. This also prefigures the ultimate restoration and blessing found in Christ, who brings eternal life and restoration to those who believe. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. Persons / Places / Events 1. JobA man of great faith and patience, who endured immense suffering and loss, yet remained faithful to God. His account is a testament to perseverance and divine restoration. 2. The LORD (Yahweh) The sovereign God who allowed Job's trials but ultimately restored and blessed him abundantly, demonstrating His justice and mercy. 3. Job's Restoration The event where God restored Job's fortunes, giving him more than he had before his trials, symbolizing divine recompense and blessing. 4. Job's Livestock The specific mention of sheep, camels, oxen, and donkeys highlights the material blessings and wealth that were restored to Job, signifying prosperity and God's favor. 5. The Land of Uz The setting of Job's life and trials, representing a place of both suffering and blessing. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty and JusticeGod's control over our lives includes both trials and blessings. Trusting in His justice and timing is crucial, as He ultimately works for our good. Restoration and Blessing God is a God of restoration. Even when we face loss, He can restore and bless us beyond our original state, as seen in Job's life. Faithfulness in Trials Job's account encourages us to remain faithful during trials, trusting that God sees our struggles and will reward our perseverance. Material Blessings as a Sign of Favor While spiritual blessings are paramount, material blessings can also be a sign of God's favor and provision, as demonstrated in Job's restoration. The Importance of Patience Patience is a virtue that is rewarded by God. Job's patience through suffering is a model for us to emulate in our own lives. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Job 42:12?2. How does Job 42:12 demonstrate God's restoration after suffering and trials? 3. What can we learn about God's blessings from Job 42:12? 4. How does Job 42:12 connect with Romans 8:28 on God's goodness? 5. In what ways can we trust God's timing as seen in Job 42:12? 6. How can Job 42:12 inspire gratitude for God's provision in our lives? 7. How does Job 42:12 reflect God's justice and restoration? 8. Why did God bless Job more in his latter days? 9. What does Job 42:12 teach about material wealth and faith? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Job 42? 11. If suffering purifies people, why do some suffer terribly and never grow from it? 12. Where is the historical or archaeological evidence to support Job's remarkable longevity and wealth mentioned in Job 42:16–17? 13. How can Job's fortunes in Job 42 be restored so easily, despite the irreversible trauma and loss he suffered earlier? 14. Why does the text (Job 42:10–17) fail to address the moral or scientific implications of Job receiving new children as though they replaced the ones he lost? What Does Job 42:12 Mean So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first.• What looks final in chapter 1 becomes a fresh beginning in chapter 42. Job’s story ends with the Lord—not chance or Job’s own effort—pouring out favor. • The doubling principle is explicit: “The LORD restored Job’s prosperity and doubled his former possessions” (Job 42:10). God literally replaces and expands everything Satan had stripped away (compare Job 1:3). • Scripture consistently shows God turning mourning into joy: Joseph’s rise in Genesis 41; Naomi’s renewal in Ruth 4; and the promise, “After you have suffered a little while…the God of all grace…will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you” (1 Peter 5:10). • James 5:11 points to Job as proof that “the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.” His character hasn’t changed; blessing in the end is still His heart for His people (Deuteronomy 30:9; Proverbs 10:22). He owned 14,000 sheep • Sheep were both currency and daily provision—milk, wool, meat. Doubling from 7,000 (Job 1:3) signals overflowing care. • God repeatedly likens His people to a flock under His personal oversight (Psalm 23; Ezekiel 34:11–31). By multiplying sheep, He dramatizes that protective, shepherding nature. • Jesus later says, “I am the good shepherd” (John 10:11); Job’s multiplied flock foreshadows the abundant life the Shepherd promises (John 10:10). 6,000 camels • Camels were long-distance freight carriers, enabling commerce over desert routes (Genesis 24:10). Doubling from 3,000 highlights a restored influence that now reaches farther than before. • Solomon’s visitors arrived “with a very great entourage, with camels bearing spices” (1 Kings 10:2). The picture in Job hints that God can widen our sphere after seasons of testing. • Isaiah 60:6 speaks of multitudes of camels bringing wealth as a sign of divine favor; Job experiences that prophecy in microcosm. 1,000 yoke of oxen • An ox-team plowed fields and powered threshing. Job’s 500 yoke were incinerated in chapter 1; now 1,000 yoke stand ready. • Scripture treats the ox as an emblem of strength in service (Proverbs 14:4). Job’s doubled teams say, “Your work is not over; it’s expanding.” • Elisha was called while plowing with twelve yoke (1 Kings 19:19). God often meets faithful servants in the field, then multiplies their impact—just as He does here. 1,000 female donkeys • Female donkeys represent both transportation and steady increase through offspring. Doubling from 500 underscores long-term, sustained prosperity. • Judges 10:4 notes Jair’s thirty sons “who rode thirty donkeys,” a cultural marker of status. Job’s thousand speaks volumes about restored honor. • Genesis 12:16 records Pharaoh’s gifts to Abram, including donkeys, as tokens of blessing. God, not an earthly king, now heaps that honor on Job. summary Job 42:12 is a literal, historical affirmation that God can—and does—reverse loss, multiply provision, and crown perseverance with tangible blessing. Each doubled animal mirrors a facet of the Lord’s character: shepherding care, far-reaching provision, empowered service, and enduring fruitfulness. The same faithful God who restored Job remains committed to completing His gracious purposes in every believer who, like Job, holds fast to Him. (12) Fourteen thousand sheep.--The number of Job's cattle here is exactly the double of those in Job 1:3. That Job's latter end should be blessed had been the promise of all his friends (Job 5:24, &c., Job 8:7-20, &c., Job 11:16, &c., 22:27, &c.), but then it was hampered with a condition which involved the falsehood of all Job's previous life, and it was the unjust imputation of this falsehood to Job which was an offence against the truth of God, and Was so regarded by Him. Truth had to be violated in order that God's justice might stand, which was the greatest possible offence and indignity to the Divine justice.Verse 12. - So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning (comp. above, ver. 10). The restoration of prosperity, prophesied by Eliphaz (Job 5:18 26), Bildad (Job 8:20, 21), and Zophar (Job 11:13-19), but not expected by Job, came, not in consequence of any universal law, but by the will of God, and his pure grace and favour. It in no way pledged God to compensate worldly adversity by worldly prosperity in the case of any other sufferer; and certainly the general law seems to be that such earthly compensation is withheld. But, in combination with the instinct which demands that retributive justice shall prevail universally, it may be taken as an earnest of God's ultimate dealings with men, and a sure indication that, if not on earth, at least in the future state; each man shall receive "the deeds done in the body," according to that he hath done, whether it be good or evil. For he had (rather, and he had) fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses. In every case the exact double of his original possessions (see Job 1:3; and comp. above, ver. 12). We need not suppose, however, that either the round numbers, or the exact duplicity, are historical.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So the LORDוַֽיהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel blessed בֵּרַ֛ךְ (bê·raḵ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse Job's אִיּ֖וֹב (’î·yō·wḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch latter [days] אַחֲרִ֥ית (’a·ḥă·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 319: The last, end, the future, posterity more than his first. מֵרֵאשִׁת֑וֹ (mê·rê·ši·ṯōw) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7225: The first, in place, time, order, rank He owned וַֽיְהִי־ (way·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be 14,000 אַרְבָּעָה֩ (’ar·bā·‘āh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 702: Four sheep, צֹ֗אן (ṣōn) Noun - common singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock 6,000 וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת (wə·šê·šeṯ) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number) camels, גְּמַלִּ֔ים (gə·mal·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1581: A camel 1,000 וְאֶֽלֶף־ (wə·’e·lep̄-) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 505: A thousand yoke צֶ֥מֶד (ṣe·meḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6776: A couple, pair of oxen, בָּקָ֖ר (bā·qār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1241: Beef cattle, ox, a herd and 1,000 וְאֶ֥לֶף (wə·’e·lep̄) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 505: A thousand female donkeys. אֲתוֹנֽוֹת׃ (’ă·ṯō·w·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 860: A female donkey Links Job 42:12 NIVJob 42:12 NLT Job 42:12 ESV Job 42:12 NASB Job 42:12 KJV Job 42:12 BibleApps.com Job 42:12 Biblia Paralela Job 42:12 Chinese Bible Job 42:12 French Bible Job 42:12 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 42:12 So Yahweh blessed the latter end (Jb) |
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