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Job 8:7

8:6 If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.
Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

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Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end should greatly increase.

8:8 For enquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:

What does Job 8:7 mean?

Job 8:7 is a verse in the book of Job, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רֵאשִׁית (rêʼshîyth), מִצְעָר (mitsʻâr), אַחֲרִית (ʼachărîyth). It connects to 8 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Though
thy
beginningרֵאשִׁיתrêʼshîyth/ray-sheeth'/H7225the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit)
was
small,מִצְעָרmitsʻâr/mits-awr'/H4705petty (in size or number); adverbially, a short (time)
yet
thy
latter
endאַחֲרִיתʼachărîyth/akh-ar-eeth'/H319the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
should
greatlyמְאֹדmᵉʼôd/meh-ode'/H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
increase.שָׂגָהsâgâh/saw-gaw'/H7685to enlarge (especially upward, also figuratively)

Commentary on Job 8:7

HENRY_FULL · Job 8:7
0" This is but a part of a chapter; the rest of it, beginning at v. 4 , with six chapters more, being found only in the Greek, is rejected as apocryphal. In these three verses we have only some short hints, I. Concerning Ahasuerus in the throne, what a mighty prince he was, ver. 1, 2 . II. Concerning Mordecai his favourite, what a distinguished blessing he was to his people, ver. 2, 3 . The Glory of Mordecai. (<

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Kings 11:41

And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? acts: or, words, or, things

1 Kings 14:19

And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

1 Kings 22:39

Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Job 6:1

But Job answered and said,

Job 8:15

He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

Job 9:4

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

Psalms 18:35

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. thy gentleness: or, with thy meekness thou hast multiplied me

Daniel 2:48

Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Job 8:7.

Deuteronomy 11:12

A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. careth: Heb. seeketh

Ecclesiastes 7:8

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Isaiah 46:10

Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

Job 42:12

So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

Numbers 24:20

And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever. the nations: the nations that warred against Israel that: or, even to destruction

Frequently asked questions

What does Job 8:7 say?

Job 8:7 (King James Version) reads: "Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase."

Is Job 8:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Job 8:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Job.

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