For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.
The verse stands in the midst of the extended debate between Job and his three friends concerning the meaning of his afflictions. More precisely it falls in Job 8 to Job 27, the portion where the friends have ceased their constant accusations and Job is giving his last reply, to be read together with Job 22 and Job 24. It is part of Job's answer to the third speech of Eliphaz, the speech in which Eliphaz accuses Job.
Its meaning is that God performs what He has appointed for Job, and that many such appointed purposes remain with Him under His control. In that context it expresses confidence in God's mercy in connection with the end of the wicked. So Job's suffering is no sign that God has abandoned or condemned him, for God sees the end from the beginning and works through the trial for Job's good and to give lasting comfort and hope to others.
The verse stands in the midst of the extended debate between Job and his three friends concerning the meaning of his afflictions. More precisely it falls in Job 8 to Job 27, the portion where the friends have ceased their constant accusations and Job is giving his last reply, to be read together with Job 22 and Job 24. It is part of Job's answer to the third speech of Eliphaz, the speech in which Eliphaz accuses Job.
Its meaning is that God performs what He has appointed for Job, and that many such appointed purposes remain with Him under His control. In that context it expresses confidence in God's mercy in connection with the end of the wicked. So Job's suffering is no sign that God has abandoned or condemned him, for God sees the end from the beginning and works through the trial for Job's good and to give lasting comfort and hope to others.