Job 42:4-6
English Standard Version
4 ‘Hear, and I will speak;
(A)I will question you, and you make it known to me.’
5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
but now my eye sees you;
6 therefore I despise myself,
and repent[a] in (B)dust and ashes.”
Footnotes
- Job 42:6 Or and am comforted
Job 42:4-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
4 You said, “Listen now, and I will speak.
When I question(A) you, you will inform Me.”
5 I had heard rumors about You,
but now my eyes(B) have seen You.
6 Therefore I take back my words
and repent in dust and ashes.[a]
Footnotes
- Job 42:6 LXX reads I despise myself and melt; I consider myself dust and ashes
Job 42:4-6
King James Version
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 repent in dust and ashes.
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