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Job 42:4 KJV
Job · chapter 42 · verse 4
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.Job 42:4 · King James Version
Job 42:4 in context
2I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
3Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
4Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
5I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
6Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- demandshâʼalto inquireH7592 →
- speakdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- Hearshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
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The words of Job justifying himself were ended, Job 31:40. After that he said no more to that purport. The words of Job judging and condemning himself began, Job 40:4, Job 40:5. Here he goes on with words to the same purport. Though his patience had not its perfect work, his repentance for his impatience had.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6