Job 42 in the early church
61 passages quote, allude to, or echo Job 42, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 17
Job 42:2
“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 42:2 | Miscellanies 4.26.168 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Job 42:2 | Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.14 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 380 |
| Job 42:2 | On the Christian Faith 2.5 · Ambrose | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 378–380 |
Job 42:3
You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 42:3 | Miscellanies 4.26.168 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
Job 42:4
You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and you shall inform Me.’
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 42:4–5 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.5.18 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Job 42:4–6 | Demonstration of the Gospel 5.20.4 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Job 42:4–6 | Demonstration of the Gospel 5.20.6 · Eusebius of Caesarea | quotation, high confidence | ca. 314–324 |
Job 42:5
My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 42:5 | Homilies on Matthew 33.11 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Job 42:5 | On the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins 2.16 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 411–412 |
| Job 42:5 | City of God 22.29 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Job 42:6
Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 42:6 | Miscellanies 4.26.168 · Clement of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Job 42:6 | Tractates on the Psalms 118.3.12 · Hilary of Poitiers | allusion, high confidence | ca. 360–367 |
| Job 42:6 | Letter 122.3 · Jerome | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 370–419 |
| Job 42:6 | Homilies on Matthew 33.11 · John Chrysostom | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390 |
| Job 42:6 | Literal Commentary on Genesis 10.8 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 401–415 |
| Job 42:6 | On the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins 2.16 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 411–412 |
| Job 42:6 | City of God 22.29 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | 413–426 |
Job 42:7
After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 42:7–8 | On Saint Athanasius 1.41 · Lucifer of Cagliari | quotation, high confidence | ca. 356–361 |
| Job 42:7 | Oration 43.58 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Job 42:7 | On the Complaints of Job and David 2.8 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Job 42:7 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 37.51.4 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
Job 42:8
So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 42:8 | To Vigilius, on Jewish Unbelief 10 · Anonymous | allusion, high confidence | 3rd century (disputed) |
| Job 42:8 | On the Duties of the Clergy 3.22 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–390 |
| Job 42:8 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 38.10.4 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Job 42:8 | Letters 42.5 · Paulinus of Nola | allusion, high confidence | ca. 394–413 |
Job 42:9
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 prayer.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 42:9 | On the Duties of the Clergy 3.22 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–390 |
Job 42:10
After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.
Job 42:12
So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 42:12 | Homilies on Ezekiel 4.8 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| Job 42:12 | Homilies 21.12 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
Job 42:13
And he also had seven sons and three daughters.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 42:13 | Homilies on Ezekiel 4.8 · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 238–250 (Jerome's translation in the 380s) |
| Job 42:13 | Homilies 21.12 · Basil of Caesarea | allusion, high confidence | ca. 363-378 |
| Job 42:13 | Exposition of Psalm 118 9.18.1 · Ambrose | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386-397 |
| Job 42:13 | Letter 140.26 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, high confidence | ca. 386–430 |
Job 42:14
He named his first daughter Jemimah, his second Keziah, and his third Keren-happuch.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 42:14 | On the Witch of Endor 21 · Eustathius of Antioch | allusion, high confidence | ca. 324–337 |
| Job 42:14 | Homily 9 · Gregory of Nyssa | quotation, high confidence | ca. 390–394 |
Job 42:17
And so Job died, old and full of years.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 42:17 | Homilies on Psalms 36-38 4.3 · Origen | allusion, low confidence | ca. 238–250 (Rufinus's translation ca. 400–410) |
| Job 42:17 | Demonstration of the Gospel 1.6.13 · Eusebius of Caesarea | allusion, low confidence | ca. 314–324 |
| Job 42:17 | Apostolic Constitutions 5.7.14 · Anonymous | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 380 |
| Job 42:17 | On the Complaints of Job and David 1.27 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 383-390 |
| Job 42:17 | Explanation of Twelve Psalms 36.63.3 · Ambrose | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 387-397 |
| Job 42:17 | City of God 18.47 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | 413–426 |