Job 42:16
After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.
Cross-references
Job 5:26 promised the righteous would die in ripe old age; Job's 140 years after restoration fulfill that.
Job 17:1 declares his days extinct — here he lives 140 years, a stark reversal of his earlier despair.
Job 29:18 recalls his hope to live long and die in peace — here that hope is fulfilled as he lives 140 years and sees four generations.
Job 33:25 speaks of restored youth and vigor — here Job's long life and descendants fulfill that restoration.
Genesis 50:23 shows Joseph seeing his great-grandchildren, just as Job saw four generations — both blessed with descendants.
Psalm 90:10 contrasts typical human lifespan (70-80) with Job's exceptional 140 years, highlighting God's blessing.
Psalm 128:6 blesses seeing children's children; Job saw even further, to great-grandchildren.
Proverbs 17:6 calls grandchildren the crown of the aged; Job's four generations exemplify this blessing.
Genesis 47:9 has Jacob lamenting his 130 years as few and evil, contrasting with Job's blessed long life.
Psalm 107:41 describes God raising the needy and multiplying families — here Job's family grows after affliction, matching that pattern.