5 I had heard of you with my ears, but now my eyes have seen you.3 6 Therefore I abase myself4 and recant5 in dust and ashes.” Contritely confessing that he has spoken beyond his knowledge (vv. 2–3), Job submits himself to the God who has appeared to him (vv. 4–6). This short passage blends together many genres: a confession of God’s power and wisdom (v. 2), an admission of limited knowledge (v. 3), an invitation to dispute a case (v. 4), an acknowledgment of Yahweh’s appearing (v. 5), and
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