Job 42:8

Easy To Read Version

So now Eliphaz, get seven bulls and seven rams. Take them to my servant Job. Kill them and offer them as a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will answer his prayer. Then I won’t give you the punishment that you deserve. You should be punished because you were very foolish. You didn’t say right things about me. But my servant Job said right things about me.”

Cross References

Genesis 20:7

So give Abraham his wife again. Abraham is a prophet. [112] He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you do not give Sarah back to Abraham, then I promise that you will die. And all your family will die with you.”

1 Chronicles 15:26

God helped the Levites {\cf2\super [172]} that carried the Box of the Agreement. They sacrificed {\cf2\super [173]} seven bulls and seven rams.

2 Chronicles 29:21

They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven young male goats. These animals were for a sin offering for the kingdom of Judah, for the Holy Place {\cf2\super [347]} to make it clean, and for the people of Judah. King Hezekiah commanded the priests that were descendants {\cf2\super [348]} of Aaron to offer those animals on the Lord’s altar. {\cf2\super [349]}

Job 1:5

Job got up early in the morning after his children had a party. He offered a burnt offering for each of his children. He thought, “Maybe my children were careless and sinned against God at their party.” Job always did this so his children would be forgiven of their sins.

Job 1:8

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you seen my servant Job? There is no person on earth like Job. Job is a good and faithful man. He worships God and refuses to do evil things.”

Job 22:30

Then you can help people\par who make mistakes.\par You will pray to God\par and he will forgive those people.\par Why? Because you will be so pure.”\par

Job 35:8

Job, the good and bad things you do\par affect only other people like yourself.\par \{They do not help or hurt God.\}\par

Job 42:9

So Eliphaz from Teman, and Bildad from Shuah, and Zophar from Naamah obeyed the Lord. Then the Lord answered Job’s prayer.

Psalm 103:10

We sinned against God\par but he didn’t give us\par the punishment we deserved.\par

Exodus 18:12

Jethro got some sacrifices [122] and offerings to honor God. Then Aaron and all the elders (leaders) of Israel came to eat with Moses’ father-in-law Jethro. They all ate together there with God.

Isaiah 60:14

In the past, people hurt you.\par Those people will bow down before you.\par In the past, people hated you.\par Those people will bow down at your feet.\par Those people will call you\par ‘The Lord’s City.’\par ‘The Zion {\cf2\super [455]} of the Holy One of Israel.’”\par

Jeremiah 14:11

Then the Lord said to me, “Jeremiah, don’t pray for good things to happen to the people of Judah.

Jeremiah 15:1

The Lord said to me, “Jeremiah, even if Moses and Samuel were here to pray for the people of Judah, I would not feel sorry for these people. Send the people of Judah away from me. Tell them to go.

Ezekiel 14:14

\{I would punish that country\} even if Noah, Danel, and Job {\cf2\super [114]} lived there. Those men could save their own lives by their goodness, \{but they could not save the whole country\}.” The Lord my Master said these things.

Ezekiel 45:23

During the seven days of the feast the ruler will offer seven bulls and seven rams {\cf2\super [442]} that have nothing wrong with them. They will be burnt offerings to the Lord. The ruler will offer one bull on every day of the seven days of the festival. And he will offer a male goat every day for a sin offering.

Numbers 23:1

Balaam said, “Build seven altars [288] here. And prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me.”

Numbers 23:14

So Balak led Balaam to Watchmen Hills. [293] This was on top of Mount Pisgah. At that place, Balak built seven altars. [294] And then Balak killed a bull and a ram on each altar as a sacrifice.

Numbers 23:29

Balaam said, “Build seven altars [298] here. Then prepare seven bulls and seven rams for the altars.”

Matthew 3:17

And a voice spoke from heaven. The voice said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”

Ephesians 1:6

And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace (kindness). God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in \{Christ,\} the One he loves.

2 Timothy 4:14

But you should continue following the teachings you learned. You know that those teachings are true. You know you can trust the people who taught you those things.

Hebrews 10:4

because it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

Hebrews 7:25

So Christ can save those people who come to God through him. Christ can do this forever, because he always lives, ready to help people when they come before God.

James 5:14

Are you sick? You should call the church’s elders. {\cf2\super [29]} The elders should rub oil on you {\cf2\super [30]} in the name of the Lord and pray for you.

James 5:16

Always tell each other the wrong things you have done. Then pray for each other. Do this so that God can heal you. When a good person prays hard, great things happen.

1 John 5:16

These people always complain and find wrong \{in other people\}. They always do the \{evil\} things they want to do. They boast about themselves. The only reason they say good things about other people is to get what they want.

1 John 5:6

And loving means living the way he commanded us to live. And God’s command is this: that you live a life of love. You heard this command from the beginning.

Revelation 3:9

Listen! There is a synagogue (group) that belongs to Satan (the devil). Those people say they are Jews, but they are liars. Those people are not \{true\} Jews. I will make those people come before you and bow at your feet. They will know that you are the people I have loved.

1 Samuel 25:35

Then David accepted Abigail’s gifts. David told her, “Go home in peace. I have listened to your request, and I will do what you asked.”