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Job 42:17

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
So Job died, being old and full of days.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So Job died when he was very old, having lived a long and full life.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse tells us that Job lived to be very old and died peacefully after a complete, satisfying life.

📚 Historical Context

This is the final verse of the book of Job, concluding the story of a man who suffered tremendous loss but remained faithful to God. After Job's testing and his patient endurance, God restored his fortunes, giving him double what he had lost and blessing him with a large family. The phrase 'full of days' was a Hebrew expression indicating not just old age, but a life lived to its intended completion with God's blessing.

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