Job 42:5

לְשֵֽׁמַע ־ אֹזֶן שְׁמַעְתִּיךָ וְעַתָּה עֵינִי רָאָֽתְךָ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

In Context

4שְֽׁמַֽע ־ נָא וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּר אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי ׃

6עַל ־ כֵּן אֶמְאַס וְנִחַמְתִּי עַל ־ עָפָר וָאֵֽפֶר ׃ פ

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Cross References

Job 4:12וְאֵלַי דָּבָר יְגֻנָּב וַתִּקַּח אָזְנִי שֵׁמֶץ מֶֽנְהֽוּ ׃

Job 26:14הֶן ־ אֵלֶּה ׀ קְצוֹת דרכו וּמַה ־ שֵּׁמֶץ דָּבָר נִשְׁמַע ־ בּוֹ וְרַעַם גבורתו מִי יִתְבּוֹנָֽן ׃ ס

Job 33:16אָז יִגְלֶה אֹזֶן אֲנָשִׁים וּבְמֹסָרָם יַחְתֹּֽם ׃

Isaiah 6:5וָאֹמַר אֽוֹי ־ לִי כִֽי ־ נִדְמֵיתִי כִּי אִישׁ טְמֵֽא ־ שְׂפָתַיִם אָנֹכִי וּבְתוֹךְ עַם ־ טְמֵא שְׂפָתַיִם אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב כִּי אֶת ־ הַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת רָאוּ עֵינָֽי ׃

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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