Job: A Chapter-by-Chapter Summary

Read Job one chapter at a time, following what happens and why it matters.

About JobPermalink

Job explores suffering, human limitation, false comfort, and the wisdom of God through one righteous man’s loss and lament.

Testament

Old Testament

Genre

Wisdom / poetry

Chapters

42

Chapter index

Job, chapter by chapterPermalink

Choose a chapter to open the complete summary, meaning, and key verse.

01

Loss and lamentPermalink

Job 1–3 · Job suffers and begins to grieve

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02

Debate with friendsPermalink

Job 4–37 · Job and his friends argue about suffering and justice

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• Chapter 37 →

03

God answersPermalink

Job 38–42 · God reveals wisdom and restores Job

• Chapter 38 →
• Chapter 39 →
• Chapter 40 →
• Chapter 41 →
• Chapter 42 →

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