423. Adversity a Prison

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Job 42:1010And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. (Job 42:10). The Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
This, in the figurative language of the East, means that the Lord restored Job to his former prosperity. Roberts says, “A man formerly in great prosperity speaks of his present state as if he were in prison. ‘I am now a captive. Yes, I am a slave.’ If he be again providentially elevated, it is observed, His captivity is changed’” (Oriental Illustrations, p. 302). David says, “Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name” (Psa. 142:77Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. (Psalm 142:7)).