Job 42:17 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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 "dieth", "aged", "satisfied", and "days". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dieth" and "aged", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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

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