Job 42:5
I had heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear; but now mine eye seeth Thee;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
In Context
4Hear, I beseech Thee, and I will speak; I will demand of Thee, and declare Thou unto me.
6Wherefore I abhor my words, and repent, seeing I am dust and ashes.
Cross References
Job 4:12Now a word was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.
Job 26:14Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways; and how small a whisper is heard of Him! But the thunder of His mighty deeds who can understand?
Job 33:16Then He openeth the ears of men, and by their chastisement sealeth the decree,
Isaiah 6:5Then said I: Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
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 →