Isaiah 61:7

61:7 Instead of shame, you will get a double portion; ¹ 

instead of humiliation, they will rejoice over the land they receive. ² 

Yes, ³  they will possess a double portion in their land

and experience lasting joy.

Job 42:10-12

42:10 So the Lord ⁴  restored what Job had lost ⁵  after he prayed for his friends, ⁶  and the Lord doubled ⁷  all that had belonged to Job. 42:11 So they came to him, all his brothers and sisters and all who had known him before, and they dined ⁸  with him in his house. They comforted him and consoled him for all the trouble the Lord had brought on him, and each one gave him a piece of silver ⁹  and a gold ring. ¹⁰ 

42:12 So the Lord blessed the second part of Job’s life more than the first. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

Jeremiah 16:18

16:18 Before I restore them ¹¹  I will punish them in full ¹²  for their sins and the wrongs they have done. For they have polluted my land with the lifeless statues of their disgusting idols. They have filled the land I have claimed as my own ¹³  with their detestable idols.” ¹⁴ 

Jeremiah 17:18

17:18 May those who persecute me be disgraced.

Do not let me be disgraced.

May they be dismayed.

Do not let me be dismayed.

Bring days of disaster on them.

Bring on them the destruction they deserve.” ¹⁵ 

Daniel 9:12

9:12 He has carried out his threats ¹⁶  against us and our rulers ¹⁷  who were over ¹⁸  us by bringing great calamity on us – what has happened to Jerusalem has never been equaled under all heaven!

Zechariah 1:15

1:15 But I am greatly displeased with the nations that take my grace for granted. ¹⁹  I was a little displeased with them, but they have only made things worse for themselves.

Zechariah 9:12

9:12 Return to the stronghold, you prisoners, with hope; today I declare that I will return double what was taken from you.

Revelation 18:6

18:6 Repay her the same way she repaid others; ²⁰  pay her back double ²¹  corresponding to her deeds. In the cup she mixed, mix double the amount for her.

[61:7]  ¹ tn Heb “instead of your shame, a double portion.”

[61:7]  ² tn Heb “and [instead of] humiliation they will rejoice [over] their portion.” The term תָחָת (takhat, “instead of”) is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[61:7]  ³ tn Heb “therefore” (so KJV, NASB); NIV “and so.”

[42:10]  ⁴ tn The paragraph begins with the disjunctive vav, “Now as for the Lord, he….”

[42:10]  ⁵ sn The expression here is interesting: “he returned the captivity of Job,” a clause used elsewhere in the Bible of Israel (see e.g., Ps 126). Here it must mean “the fortunes of Job,” i.e., what he had lost. There is a good deal of literature on this; for example, see R. Borger, “Zu sub sb(i)t,” ZAW 25 (1954): 315-16; and E. Baumann, ZAW 6 (1929): 17ff.

[42:10]  ⁶ tn This is a temporal clause, using the infinitive construct with the subject genitive suffix. By this it seems that this act of Job was also something of a prerequisite for restoration – to pray for them.

[42:10]  ⁷ tn The construction uses the verb “and he added” with the word “repeat” (or “twice”).

[42:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “ate bread.”

[42:11]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew word קְשִׂיטָה (qÿsitah) is generally understood to refer to a unit of money, but the value is unknown.

[42:11]  ¹⁰ sn This gold ring was worn by women in the nose, or men and women in the ear.

[16:18]  ¹¹ tn Heb “First.” Many English versions and commentaries delete this word because it is missing from the Greek version and is considered a gloss added by a postexilic editor who is said to be responsible also for vv. 14-16. This is not the place to resolve issues of authorship and date. It is the task of the translator to translate the “original” which in this case is the MT supported by the other versions. The word here refers to order in rank or order of events. Compare Gen 38:28; 1 Kgs 18:25. Here allusion is made to the restoration previously mentioned. First in order of events is the punishment of destruction and exile, then restoration.

[16:18]  ¹² tn Heb “double.” However, usage in Deut 15:18 and probably Isa 40:2 argues for “full compensation.” This is supported also by usage in a tablet from Alalakh in Syria. See P. C. Craigie, P. H. Kelley, J. F. Drinkard, Jeremiah 1-25 (WBC), 218, for bibliography.

[16:18]  ¹³ tn Heb “my inheritance.”

[16:18]  ¹⁴ tn Many of the English versions take “lifeless statues of their detestable idols” with “filled” as a compound object. This follows the Masoretic punctuation but violates usage. The verb “fill” never takes an object preceded by the preposition בְּ (bet).

[17:18]  ¹⁵ tn Or “complete destruction.” See the translator’s note on 16:18.

[9:12]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “he has fulfilled his word(s) which he spoke.”

[9:12]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “our judges.”

[9:12]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “who judged.”

[1:15]  ¹⁹ tn Or “the nations that are at ease” (so ASV, NRSV). The Hebrew word in question is שַׁאֲנָן (sha’anan) which has the idea of a careless, even arrogant attitude (see BDB 983 s.v. שַׁאֲנָן); cf. NAB “the complacent nations.” Here it suggests that the nations take for granted that God will never punish them just because he hasn't already done so. Thus they presume on the grace and patience of the Lord. The translation attempts to bring out this nuance rather than the more neutral renderings of TEV “nations that enjoy quiet and peace” or NLT “enjoy peace and security.”

[18:6]  ²⁰ tn The word “others” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[18:6]  ²¹ tn On this term BDAG 252 s.v. διπλόω states, “to double τὰ διπλᾶ pay back double Rv 18:6.”