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Job 42:5

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5By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee, And now mine eye hath seen Thee.

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Job 42:5–6: “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.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

but now my eye sees you;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

My ears had heard of you

but now my eyes have seen you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I had heard reports about you,

but now my eyes have seen you.

NLTNew Living Translation

I had only heard about you before,

but now I have seen you with my own eyes.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

By the ear’s hearing I heard of you,

but now my eye has seen you.

KJV 1900King James Version

I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear:

But now mine eye seeth thee.