Job 8:7
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In so much, that if thy former things were small thy latter things would be multiplied exceedingly.

thy beginning.

Job 42:12,13 And the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. And he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. . . .

Proverbs 4:18 The way of the wicked is darksome: they know not where they fall.

Zechariah 4:10 For who hath despised little days? and they shall rejoice, and shall see the tin plummet in the hand of Zorobabel. These are the seven eyes of the Lord, that run to and fro through the whole earth.

Matthew 13:12,31,32 For he that hath, to him shall be given, and he shall abound: but he that hath not, from him shall be taken away that also which he hath. . . .

thy latter.

Deuteronomy 8:16 And fed thee in the wilderness with manna which thy fathers knew not. And after he had afflicted and proved thee, at the last he had mercy on thee,

Proverbs 19:20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayst be wise in thy latter end.

Zechariah 14:7 And there shall be one day, which is known to the Lord, not day nor night: and in the time of the evening there shall be light:

2 Peter 2:20 For if, flying from the pollutions of the world, through the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they be again entangled in them and overcome: their latter state is become unto them worse than the former.

Context
Bildad: Job Should Repent
6If thou wilt walk clean and upright, he will presently awake unto thee, and will make the dwelling of thy justice peaceable: 7In so much, that if thy former things were small thy latter things would be multiplied exceedingly.8For inquire of the former generation, and search diligently into the memory of the fathers:…
Cross References
Job 42:12
And the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. And he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

Job 8:8
For inquire of the former generation, and search diligently into the memory of the fathers:

Lexicon
Though your beginnings
רֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣ (rê·šî·ṯə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7225: The first, in place, time, order, rank

were
וְהָיָ֣ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

modest,
מִצְעָ֑ר (miṣ·‘ār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4705: Petty, a short

your latter days
וְ֝אַחֲרִיתְךָ֗ (wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯə·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 319: The last, end, the future, posterity

will be full of prosperity.
יִשְׂגֶּ֥ה (yiś·geh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7685: To grow, increase


Additional Translations
Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will be full of prosperity.Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end should greatly increase.

And though thy beginning was small, Yet thy latter end would greatly increase.

Though then thy beginning should be small, yet thy end should be unspeakably great.

And though thy beginning was small, yet thine end shall be very great.

And though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end would greatly increase.

Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.

And thy beginning hath been small, And thy latter end is very great.
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