Job 42:17 (DBY)

Passage

And Job died, old and full of days.

Nearby Context

Job 42:15 And in all the land were no women found [so] fair as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.

Job 42:16 And Job lived after this a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations.

Job 42:17 And Job died, old and full of days.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "died", "full", and "days". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "died" and "full", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And Job lived after this a hundred...", giving immediate footing for "died" and "full". In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "died" and "full" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.