Job 42:16 (DRB)

Passage

And Job lived after these things, a hundred and forty years, and he saw his children, and his children's children, unto the fourth generation, and he died an old man, and full of days.

Nearby Context

Job 42:14 And he called the name of one Dies, and the name of the second Cassia, and the name of the third Cornustibii.

Job 42:15 And there were not found in all the earth women so beautiful as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.

Job 42:16 And Job lived after these things, a hundred and forty years, and he saw his children, and his children's children, unto the fourth generation, and he died an old man, and full of days.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lived", "after", "things", "hundred", "forty", "years", "children", and "children's". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lived" and "after", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And there were not found in all...", giving immediate footing for "lived" and "after". In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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