Job 8:7

"If you were pure and upright, surely now he would awaken for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous."

Key Reflection

This verse suggests that if Job had lived a life of purity and uprightness, God would have restored his fortunes and brought prosperity to his righteous dwelling. It implies that one's moral integrity can lead to divine blessing and vindication.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Though thy beginning was small -On the supposition that the children of Job had been cut off, his family now was small. Yet Bildad says, that if he were to begin life again, even with so small a family, and in such depressed and trying circumstances, if he were a righteous man he might hope for returning prosperity. Yet thy latter end -From this, it is evident that Job was not now regarded as an old man. He would still have the prospect of living many years. Some have supposed, however that the meaning here is, that his former prosperity should appear small compared with that which he would hereafter enjoy if he were pure and righteous. So Noyes and Rosenmuller interpret it.

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