Job 42:3

Who is this that hideth etzah (counsel) without da'as? 1 Therefore have I judged without understanding things too wonderful for me, 1 which I knew not. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2I have da'as that Thou canst do all things, 1 and that no purpose of Thine can be thwarted. 1

4Shema, I beseech Thee, and I will speak; 1 I will ask of Thee, and declare Thou unto me. 1

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Cross References

Job 11:9The measure thereof is longer than ha'aretz, 1 and broader than the yam (sea). 1

Job 38:2Who is this that darkeneth etzah (counsel) 1 with words without da'as? 1

Psalms 131:1(Shir HaMa'alot, of Dovid) 1 nor mine eyes lofty; 1 neither do I exercise myself in gedolot, 1 or in things too high for me. 1

Proverbs 30:2Surely I am more stupid than any ish, 1 and have not the binat adam. 1

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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