So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord commanded them; for the Lord had accepted Job.
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- WEB So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did what Yahweh commanded them, and Yahweh accepted Job.
- KJV So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job.
- BSB So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD had told them; and the LORD accepted Job’s request.
- NASB So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord told them; and the Lord accepted Job.
- NLT So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite did as the Lord commanded them, and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.
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Quick answer
The three friends obey God, and the LORD accepts Job's intercession on their behalf. Obedience and Job's prayer bring them mercy.
Overview
Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar humble themselves and do exactly as God commanded, and the LORD accepts Job. Their restoration comes not through their own arguments but through the mediation of the man they had condemned. The scene underscores grace: reconciliation with God comes through a God-appointed intercessor, a pattern fulfilled perfectly in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Heb 11:8By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.
- Acts 9:6But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
- Acts 10:33Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”
- Matt 7:24“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
- Prov 3:11–12My son, don’t despise Yahweh’s discipline, neither be weary of his reproof:
- Isa 60:14The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you; and all those who despised you will bow themselves down at the soles of your feet. They will call you Yahweh’s City, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
- John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Whatever he says to you, do it.”
- Job 42:8Now therefore, take to yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept him, that I not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has.”
- Eccl 9:7Go your way — eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.
- Job 22:27You shall make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You shall pay your vows.
- Job 34:31–32“For has any said to God, ‘I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.
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