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 Prophetic fulfillment

Job 5:26 promised the righteous would die in ripe old age; Job's 140 years after restoration fulfill that.

Job 17:1 Contrast

Job 17:1 declares his days extinct — here he lives 140 years, a stark reversal of his earlier despair.

Job 29:18 Prophetic fulfillment

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 Related theme

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 Contrast

Psalm 90:10 contrasts typical human lifespan (70-80) with Job's exceptional 140 years, highlighting God's blessing.

Psalm 128:6 Parallel

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.