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Job 42:4-6
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 reports about you,
but now my eyes(B) have seen you.
6 Therefore, I reject my words and am sorry for them;
I am dust and ashes.[a][b]

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  1. 42:6 LXX reads I despise myself and melt; I consider myself dust and ashes
  2. 42:6 Lit I reject and I relent, concerning dust and ashes
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Job 42:4-6
Common English Bible

4 You said,[a] “Listen and I will speak;
    I will question you and you will inform me.”
5 My ears had heard about you,
    but now my eyes have seen you.
6 Therefore, I relent[b] and find comfort
    on dust and ashes.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 42:4 Heb lacks You said.
  2. Job 42:6 The verse is capable of several translations: I despise or relent, no direct object; repent of or concerning dust and ashes.
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