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Job 42:1–6

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Then Job answered the Lord, and said,

2I know that thou acanst do every thing,

And that ||no bthought can be cwithholden from thee.

3dWho is he that hideth counsel

Without knowledge?

Therefore have I uttered that I understood not;

eThings too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

4Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak:

fI will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

5I have heard of thee gby the hearing of the ear:

But now mine eye seeth thee.

6hWherefore I abhor imyself, and repent

In kdust and klashes.

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Job 42:2: “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.”

Footnotes

  1. aSee Matt. 19:26.
  2. ||Or, no thought of thine can be hindered.
  3. bch. 21:27 (Heb.). So ch. 17:11. See Prov. 1:4 marg.
  4. cGe. 11:6 (Heb.).
  5. dSo ch. 38:2.
  6. ePs. 131:1. So Ps. 40:5. & 139:6.
  7. fch. 38:3. & 40:7.
  8. gPs. 18:45 (Heb.).
  9. hSo ch. 40:4.
  10. iComp. ch. 36:5 (Heb.).
  11. kGen. 18:27. ch. 30:19.
  12. kGen. 18:27. ch. 30:19.
  13. lSee ch. 2:8.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then Job answered the Lord and said:

“I know that you can do all things,

and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.

‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’

Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,

things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

‘Hear, and I will speak;

I will question you, and you make it known to me.’

I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,

but now my eye sees you;

therefore I despise myself,

and repent in dust and ashes.”

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then Job replied to the Lord:

“I know that you can do all things;

no purpose of yours can be thwarted.

You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’

Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,

things too wonderful for me to know.

“You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak;

I will question you,

and you shall answer me.’

My ears had heard of you

but now my eyes have seen you.

Therefore I despise myself

and repent in dust and ashes.”

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then Job replied to the Lord:

I know that you can do anything

and no plan of yours can be thwarted.

You asked, “Who is this who conceals my counsel with ignorance?”

Surely I spoke about things I did not understand,

things too wondrous for me to know.

You said, “Listen now, and I will speak.

When I question you, you will inform me.”

I had heard reports about you,

but now my eyes have seen you.

Therefore, I reject my words and am sorry for them;

I am dust and ashes.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Job replied to the Lord:

“I know that you can do anything,

and no one can stop you.

You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’

It is I—and I was talking about things I knew nothing about,

things far too wonderful for me.

You said, ‘Listen and I will speak!

I have some questions for you,

and you must answer them.’

I had only heard about you before,

but now I have seen you with my own eyes.

I take back everything I said,

and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance.”

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Job answered Yahweh and said,

“I know that you can do all things,

and any scheme from you will not be thwarted.

‘Who is this darkening counsel without knowledge?’

Therefore I uttered, but I did not understand;

things too wonderful for me, but I did not know.

‘Hear and I will speak;

I will question you, then inform me.’

By the ear’s hearing I heard of you,

but now my eye has seen you.

Therefore I despise myself

and repent in dust and ashes.”

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press