Job 42:3
Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore I have spoken unwisely, and things that above measure exceeded my knowledge.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2I know that thou canst do all things, and no thought is hid from thee.
4Hear, and I will speak : I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.
Cross References
Job 11:9The measure of him is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
Job 38:2Who is this that wrappeth up sentences in unskillful words?
Psalms 131:1Out of the depths I have cried to thee, O Lord:
Proverbs 30:2I am the most foolish of men, and the wisdom of men is not with me.
Matthew Henry on Job 42:2-7
Job's Humble Confession. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then Job answered the Lord , and said, 2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. 3 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. 4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. 6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and… Read the whole commentary →