Job 42:3
Who is he that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Thus have I uttered what I understood not; Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not:
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2I know that thou canst do every thing, And that no purpose of thine can be hindered.
4Hear thou, then, I beseech thee, and I will speak! I will ask thee, and do thou instruct me!
Cross References
Job 11:9The measure thereof is longer than the earth, And broader than the sea.
Job 38:2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Psalms 131:1“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up. Of David.” O LORD! my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty; I employ not myself on great things, or things too wonderful for me!
Proverbs 30:2Truly I am more stupid than any man; There is not in me the understanding of a man.
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 →