Job 42:7 Meaning and Explanation
“And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.”
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Read Full Chapter →God rebukes Job's three friends for misrepresenting him, while vindicating Job.
What Does Job 42:7 Mean?
The scene shifts from Job to his three companions. For chapter after chapter they had insisted Job's suffering proved his guilt, defending God with neat formulas. Now the Lord renders his verdict: it is the friends, not Job, who have spoken wrongly of him. Three times in two verses God calls Job "my servant," the same title of honor given to Abraham and Moses.
The lesson is sobering and tender at once. The friends' theology was tidy but false; Job's words were raw, even reckless, yet honest before God. The Lord would rather have wrestling honesty than polished pretense. He vindicates the sufferer who clung to him through the dark and corrects those who spoke for him without truly knowing him.
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What does Job 42:7 mean?
God rebukes Job's three friends for misrepresenting him, while vindicating Job.