Job 42:12

God's Word

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.

Cross References

Genesis 24:35

“The Lord has blessed my master, and he has become wealthy. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female slaves, camels and donkeys.

Genesis 32:14

200 female goats and 20 male goats, 200 female sheep and 20 male sheep,

Job 1:10

Haven’t you put a protective fence around him, his home, and everything he has? You have blessed everything he does. His cattle have spread out over the land.

Job 1:2

He had seven sons and three daughters.

Job 1:3

He owned 7,000 sheep and goats, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, 500 donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the most influential person in the Middle East.

Job 8:7

Then what you had in the past will seem small compared with the great prosperity you’ll have in the future.

Psalm 107:38

He blesses them, and their numbers multiply, and he does not allow a shortage of cattle.

Proverbs 10:22

It is the Lord’s blessing that makes a person rich, and hard work adds nothing to it.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of something is better than its beginning. It is better to be patient than arrogant.

Ezekiel 36:11

I will increase the number of people and animals that live on you. They will grow and become many. I will let people live on you as in the past, and I will make you better off than ever before. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Deuteronomy 8:16

He was the one who fed you in the desert with manna, which your ancestors had never seen. He did this in order to humble you and test you. But he also did this so that things would go well for you in the end.

1 Timothy 6:17

Tell those who have the riches of this world not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, they should place their confidence in God who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.

James 5:11

We consider those who endure to be blessed. You have heard about Job’s endurance. You saw that the Lord ended Job’s suffering because the Lord is compassionate and merciful.