The Pulpit Commentary on Job 42:10

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

And the Lord turned the captivity of Job. The literal use of this phrase is common, the metaphorical use of it uncommon, in Scripture. Still, it is so simple a metaphor, and captivity so common a thing among ancient peoples, that it may well have been in general use among the nations of Western Asia from very primitive times.

It signifies, as Professor Lee remarks, "a restoration to former happy circumstances.'' When he prayed for his friends. Perhaps his complete forgiveness by God was contingent on his own complete forgiveness of his "friends" (Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:14, Matthew 6:15; Matthew 18:32-35); at any rate, his restoration immediately followed his intercession.

Also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before; literally, added to all that had been Job's to the double (comp. verse 12).

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