Job 42:16
New International Version
After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

New Living Translation
Job lived 140 years after that, living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren.

English Standard Version
And after this Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, four generations.

Berean Standard Bible
After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

King James Bible
After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.

New King James Version
After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children and grandchildren for four generations.

New American Standard Bible
After this, Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons and his grandsons, four generations.

NASB 1995
After this, Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons and his grandsons, four generations.

NASB 1977
And after this Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons, and his grandsons, four generations.

Legacy Standard Bible
And after this, Job lived 140 years and saw his sons and his grandsons, four generations.

Amplified Bible
After this, Job lived 140 years, and saw his sons and his grandsons, four generations.

Christian Standard Bible
Job lived 140 years after this and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Job lived 140 years after this and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

American Standard Version
And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.

Contemporary English Version
Job lived for another 140 years--long enough to see his great-grandchildren have children of their own--

English Revised Version
And after this Job lived an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Job lived 140 years after this. He saw his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Good News Translation
Job lived a hundred and forty years after this, long enough to see his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

International Standard Version
Job lived 140 years after this, and saw his children and grandchildren to the fourth generation.

Majority Standard Bible
After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

NET Bible
After this Job lived 140 years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

New Heart English Bible
After this Job lived one hundred forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, to four generations.

Webster's Bible Translation
After this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.

World English Bible
After this Job lived one hundred forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, to four generations.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Job lives after this one hundred and forty years, and sees his sons, and his sons’ sons, four generations;

Young's Literal Translation
And Job liveth after this a hundred and forty years, and seeth his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Job will live after this a hundred and forty years, and he will see his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Job lived after these things, a hundred and forty years, and he saw his children, and his children's children, unto the fourth generation,

Catholic Public Domain Version
But Job lived long after these events, for a hundred and forty years, and he saw his children, and his children’s children, all the way to the fourth generation,

New American Bible
After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; and he saw his children, his grandchildren, and even his great-grandchildren.

New Revised Standard Version
After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children, and his children’s children, four generations.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his sons and his son's sons, even four generations.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Job lived a hundred and forty years after that, and he saw his sons, and his grandsons, unto four generations
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Job lived after his affliction a hundred and seventy years: and all the years he lived were two hundred and forty: and Job saw his sons and his sons' sons, the fourth generation.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The LORD Blesses Job
15No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers. 16After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17And so Job died, old and full of years.…

Cross References
Genesis 25:7-8
Abraham lived a total of 175 years. / And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.

Genesis 35:28-29
And Isaac lived 180 years. / Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Genesis 47:28
And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years.

Genesis 50:22-23
Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110. / He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation, and indeed the sons of Machir son of Manasseh were brought up on Joseph’s knees.

Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 34:7
Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not diminished.

1 Chronicles 29:28
He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place.

Psalm 91:16
With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”

Proverbs 3:1-2
My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; / for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.

Proverbs 9:11
For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.

Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.

Ecclesiastes 6:3
A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

Isaiah 65:20
No longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.

Zechariah 8:4
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Old men and old women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of great age.

Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.


Treasury of Scripture

After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.

an

Genesis 11:32
And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

Genesis 25:7
And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.

Genesis 35:28
And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.

and saw

Genesis 50:23
And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees.

Psalm 128:6
Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.

Proverbs 17:6
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.

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Job 42
1. Job submits himself unto God
7. 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














After this
This phrase marks a significant transition in Job's life, indicating a new chapter following his intense trials and suffering. The Hebrew word "אַחַר" (achar) suggests a sequence of events, emphasizing that Job's restoration and blessings came after his period of testing. This serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and the hope of restoration after trials, a theme prevalent throughout Scripture.

Job lived 140 years
The longevity of Job's life is noteworthy, especially in the context of ancient times. The number 140 is significant, as it implies a full and blessed life. In the Hebrew culture, long life was often seen as a sign of God's favor and blessing. This phrase underscores the completeness of Job's restoration, not only spiritually and materially but also in terms of his lifespan.

and saw his children
The ability to see one's children is a profound blessing in the biblical context. The Hebrew verb "רָאָה" (ra'ah) means to see or perceive, indicating not just physical sight but also understanding and experiencing. Job's ability to see his children signifies the restoration of his family and the continuation of his lineage, which was a critical aspect of blessing in the Old Testament.

and their children
This phrase extends the blessing to Job's grandchildren, highlighting the generational impact of God's restoration. The Hebrew culture placed great importance on family and descendants, and seeing one's grandchildren was considered a great joy and a sign of God's enduring favor.

to the fourth generation
The mention of the "fourth generation" is significant in biblical terms, as it represents a complete and full generational cycle. In Hebrew, the word "דּוֹר" (dor) means generation, and reaching the fourth generation implies a legacy of faith and blessing. This phrase emphasizes the depth and breadth of Job's restoration, as his influence and blessing extended far beyond his immediate family, impacting future generations.

(16) An hundred and forty years.--The particularity of this detail forbids us to suppose that the character of Job was other than real; his great age also shows that he must be referred to the very early patriarchal times, probably anterior to Moses.

Verse 16. - After this lived Job an hundred and forty years. It has been concluded from this statement, combined with that at the close of ver. 10, that Job was exactly seventy years of age when his calamities fell upon him ('Dict. of the Bible,' vol. 1. p. 1087, note); but this is really only a conjecture, since the statement that "God added to all that had been Job's to the double," does not naturally apply to anything but his property. We may, however, fairly allow that (as Professor Lee says) he "could scarcely have been less than seventy" when his afflictions came, having then a family of ten children, who were all grown up (Job 1:4). In this case, the whole duration of his life would have been 210 years, or a little more, which cannot be regarded as incredible by those who accept the ages of the patriarchs, from Peleg to Jacob, as respectively 239, 230, 148, 205, 175, 180, and 147 years. And saw his sons, and his sons' sons; i.e. his descendants - grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Even four gone-rations. According to the Hebrew inclusive practice of reckoning, we may regard his own generation as included.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
After
אַֽחֲרֵי־ (’a·ḥă·rê-)
Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

this,
זֹ֔את (zōṯ)
Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

Job
אִיּוֹב֙ (’î·yō·wḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch

lived
וַיְחִ֤י (way·ḥî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

140
מֵאָ֥ה (mê·’āh)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 3967: A hundred

years
שָׁנָ֑ה (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year

and saw
וַיִּרְאֶ֗ה (way·yir·’eh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

his children
בָּנָיו֙ (bā·nāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

and their
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

children
בָנָ֔יו (ḇā·nāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

to the fourth
אַרְבָּעָ֖ה (’ar·bā·‘āh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 702: Four

generation.
דֹּרֽוֹת׃ (dō·rō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling


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