Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Job 42:11
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11. It was Job's complaint in his misery that his "brethren," were "estranged" from him ( Job 19:13 ); these now return with the return of his prosperity ( Proverbs 14:20 ; Proverbs 19:6 ; Proverbs 19:7 ); the true friend loveth at all times ( Proverbs 17:17 ; Proverbs 18:24 ). "Swallow friends leave in the winter and return with the spring" [HENRY]. eat bread —in token of friendship ( Psalms 41:9 ). piece of money —Presents are usual in visiting a man of rank in the East, especially after a calamity ( 2 Chronicles 32:23 ). Hebrew, kesita. MAGEE translates " a lamb " (the medium of exchange then before money was used), as it is in Margin of Genesis 33:19 ; Joshua 24:32 . But it is from the Arabic kasat, "weighed out" [UMBREIT], not coined; so Genesis 42:35 ; Genesis 33:19 ; compare with Genesis 23:15 , makes it likely it was equal to four shekels; Hebrew kashat, "pure," namely, metal. The term, instead of the usual "shekel," c., is a mark of antiquity. earring —whether for the nose or ear ( Genesis 35:4 Isaiah 3:21 ). Much of the gold in the East, in the absence of banks, is in the shape of ornaments. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-12" class="com-number"
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