“After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.”
The narrative continues: 'So Job died, being old and full of days.' Job's death is characterized as occurring in old age and fullness of days. The formula 'full of days' suggests that Job's life was complete, satisfying, and fulfilled. The death comes not in the midst of affliction but in the context of restoration and blessing. Job's death is presented as a good death, a natural conclusion to a long and ultimately blessed life. The verse brings the narrative to closure with Job's death.
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