Job 42:15 (YLT)

Passage

And there have not been found women fair as the daughters of Job in all the land, and their father doth give to them an inheritance in the midst of their brethren.

Nearby Context

Job 42:13 And he hath seven sons and three daughters;

Job 42:14 and he calleth the name of the one Jemima, and the name of the second Kezia, and the name of the third Keren-Happuch.

Job 42:15 And there have not been found women fair as the daughters of Job in all the land, and their father doth give to them an inheritance in the midst of their brethren.

Job 42:16 And Job liveth after this a hundred and forty years, and seeth his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations;

Job 42:17 and Job dieth, aged and satisfied <FI>with<Fi> days.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "been", "found", "women", "fair", "daughters", "land", "father", and "doth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "been" and "found", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "and he calleth the name of the..." into verse 16's "And Job liveth after this a hundred...", so "been" and "found" 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 "been" and "found" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.