Job — Chapter 42
These annotations are from the original 1609 Douay Old Testament, the first complete English Catholic Bible translation, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Douai. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 1
Iob here simply acknowledged his errour in speaking so much in defence of his owne innocencie, & so litle of Gods prouidence in afflicting him, for his more merite, & Gods more glorie.
Verse 6
Before he defended a truth against his opposite freinds, now with more resignation he contented himselfe with his affliction.
Verse 7
God by his sentence condemned the errour of Iobs freinds, and iustified his assertion.
Verse 8
Prayers of holy men or Saints derogate not from Christ.
Verse 10
Iob did penaunce both for himselfe and others.
Verse 12
In that he had al other things double, and children in the same number as before, it is a signe that the former perished not, but died in good state.