The book ends with a prose epilogue. God vindicates Job. The conclusion unfolds in three scenes: 1. God rebukes Eliphaz and his two friends: “They have not spoken rightly about me, as my servant Job has” (7). This is as ironic as it is necessary. To highlight this, it is repeated in the next verse. If the friends want to avoid punishment, they must ask Job for forgiveness; he grants it, and God accepts it. 2. Along with honor, God restores Job’s property (10s), even though he never asked for or mentioned it. Family and friends come to offer him genuine comfort. 3. Finally, God blesses Job (12-17) with new livestock—twice as much as before—and a new family: seven sons and three daughters, whose names reflect their beauty: Jemimah (Dove), Keziah (Acacia), and Keren-happuch (Jet). Job dies happy, full of years, surrounded by his sons and daughters up to the third generation.
