Job 42:17 (GNV)

Passage

So Iob dyed, being old, and full of dayes.

Nearby Context

Job 42:15 In all the lande were no women found so faire as the daughters of Iob, and their father gaue them inheritaunce among their brethren.

Job 42:16 And after this liued Iob an hundreth and fourtie yeres, and sawe his sonnes, and his sonnes sonnes, euen foure generations.

Job 42:17 So Iob dyed, being old, and full of dayes.

Study Lenses

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

The prior verse says "And after this liued Iob an hundreth...", giving immediate footing for "dyed" 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 "dyed" and "full" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.