Job 42:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 42:4

2 “I know that You ^acan do everything,
And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.

3 You asked, ^a‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
^bThings too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

4 Listen, please, and let me speak;
You said, ^a‘I will question you, and you shall answer Me.’

5 “I have ^aheard of You by the hearing of the ear,
But now my eye sees You.

6 Therefore I ^aabhor myself,
And repent in dust and ashes.”

7 And so it was, after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is aroused against you and your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.

8 Now therefore, take for yourselves ^aseven bulls and seven rams, ^bgo to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and My servant Job shall ^cpray for you. For I will accept¹ him, lest I deal with you according to your folly; because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.”

Verse Comparison: Job 42:4

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American Standard Version
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

Amplified® Bible
[I had virtually said to You what You have said to me:] Hear, I beseech You, and I will speak; I will demand of You, and You declare to me.

Contemporary English Version
You told me to listen and answer your questions.

Darby English Version
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and inform me.

Good News Bible
You told me to listen while you spoke and to try to answer your questions.

King James Version
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

New American Standard Bible
`Hear, now, and I will speak; I will ask You, and You instruct me.'

New International Version
"You said, 'Listen now, and I will speak;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.'

New King James Version
Listen, please, and let me speak;
You said, "I will question you, and you shall answer Me."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'Hear, now, and I will speak; I will ask You, and You instruct me.'

Revised Standard Version
'Hear, and I will speak; I will question you, and you declare to me.'

Young's Literal Translation
`Hear, I pray thee, and I -- I do speak, I ask thee, and cause thou me to know.'

New English Translation
You said,¹ ‘Pay attention, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.’

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