Job 42:6

Wherefore I abhor myself, And repent in dust and ashes.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

In Context

5I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now hath mine eye seen thee.

7And when Jehovah had spoken these words unto Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken concerning me that which is right, as hath my servant Job.

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Cross References

Job 9:31Still wilt thou plunge me into the pit, So that my own clothes will abhor me.

Job 40:3Then Job answered Jehovah, and said:

Psalms 51:17The sacrifice which God loveth is a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God! thou wilt not despise!

Isaiah 58:5Is this the fast that I approve, A day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it that he should bow down his head like a bulrush, And lie down in sackcloth and ashes? Wilt thou call this a fast, And a day acceptable to Jehovah?

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 →

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