Job 42:7 (GNV)

Passage

Now after that the Lord had spoken these wordes vnto Iob, ye Lord also said vnto Eliphaz ye Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for yee haue not spoken of me the thing that is right, like my seruant Iob.

Nearby Context

Job 42:5 I haue heard of thee by the hearing of the eare, but now mine eye seeth thee.

Job 42:6 Therefore I abhorre my selfe, and repent in dust and ashes.

Job 42:7 Now after that the Lord had spoken these wordes vnto Iob, ye Lord also said vnto Eliphaz ye Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for yee haue not spoken of me the thing that is right, like my seruant Iob.

Job 42:8 Therefore take vnto you nowe seuen bullockes, and seuen rammes, and go to my seruant Iob, and offer vp for your selues a burnt offring, and my seruant Iob shall pray for you: for I wil accept him, least I should put you to shame, because ye haue not spoken of me the thing, which is right, like my seruant Iob.

Job 42:9 So Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord had saide vnto them, and the Lord accepted Iob.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "after", "lord", "spoken", "wordes", "vnto", and "said". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "after" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Therefore I abhorre my selfe and repent..." into verse 8's "Therefore take vnto you nowe seuen bullockes...", so "after" and "lord" belong inside that flow. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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