Job 42:5

Job Submits Himself to the LORD · Job 42:1–6
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Translations

Modern
My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.
Traditional
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
Literal
By the hearing of the ear I had heard of You, and now my eye has seen You.
Latin
Auditu auris audivi te: nunc autem oculus meus videt te.

Original

Hebrew
English
My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.

Notes

now my eyes have seen You: Before this, Job had not seen God (see 23:8). Now, like the prophet Isaiah, he has been in God's presence and feels overwhelmed by how holy God is (Isaiah 6:1).

Job understood the message of God’s speeches: I know that You can do all things. Nothing is too hard for him (Genesis 18:14; Jeremiah 32:17; Matthew 19:26). Job says, No plan of Yours can be thwarted (Job 23:13; Isaiah 14:27; 46:10). Job realized how different he was from God.

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