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 rection of  the  body,  saying:  “I  know  that  my  Redeemer  liveth; and, in  the  last  day,  I shall  rise  out  of  the  earth;  and  I shall be clothed  again  with  my  skin,  and  in  my  flesh  I shall  see  my God,  whom  I myself  shall  see  and  not  another. This my  hope is laid  up  in  my  bosom.”



When they  had  finished  their  reproaches,  the  Lord  revealed Himself in  a whirlwind  to  Job,  and  mildly  reproved  him,  because, in defending  his  innocence,  he  had  spoken  some  imprudent  words. God’s wrath,  however,  was  kindled  against  the  three  friends,  and He  commanded  them  to  offer  a holocaust  for  themselves,  whilst Job should  pray  for  them. And the  Lord  looked  graciously  on Job’s  humility,  and  granted  his  prayers  on  behalf  of  his  friends. The Lord  rewarded  Job’s  faith  and  patience  by  healing  his  body and restoring  to  him  double  what  he  had  lost. And new  sons and daughters  were  born  to  him.