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Job 42:5 KJV
Job · chapter 42 · verse 5
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.Job 42:5 · King James Version
Job 42:5 in context
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.
7And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
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Key words (Strong's)
- hearingshêmaʻsomething heardH8088 →
- heardshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- earʼôzenbroadnessH241 →
- eyeʻayinan eyeH5869 →
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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