- Bible
- Job
- Chapter 42
- Verse 13
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Commentary
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Gill's Exposition
And he called the name of the first Jemima,.... That is, the name of the first and eldest daughter was called by Job Jemima; which either signifies "day", so the Targum interprets it, and most do, and…
Barnes' Notes
He had also seven sons and three daughters - The same number which he had before his trials. Nothing is said of his wife, or whether these children were, or were not, by a second marriage. The last…
Adam Clarke
Seven sons and three daughters - This was the same number as before; and so the Vulgate, Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic read: but the Chaldee doubles the sons, "And he had fourteen sons, and three…
You have heard of the patience of Job (says the apostle, Jam 5:11) and have seen the end of the Lord, that is, what end the Lord, at length, put to his troubles. In the beginning of this book we had…
The former number of Job's children is restored to him. The name Jemimaprobably means dove, comp. Son 6:9; Son 5:2; Keziais cassia, the aromatic spice, Psa 45:8; Son 1:3; and Kerenhappúchmeans horn(or…