Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Job 42:14
Names significant of his restored prosperity (Genesis 4:25; Genesis 5:29).
Jemima—"daylight," after his "night" of calamity; but MAURER, "a dove."
Kezia—"cassia," an aromatic herb (Psalms 45:8), instead of his offensive breath and ulcers.
Keren-happuch—"horn of stibium," a paint with which females dyed their eyelids; in contrast to his "horn defiled in the dust" (Job 16:15). The names also imply the beauty of his daughters.
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