‘Hear, and I will speak;
    (A)I will question you, and you make it known to me.’
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
    but now my eye sees you;
therefore I despise myself,
    and repent[a] in (B)dust and ashes.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 42:6 Or and am comforted

You said,[a] “Listen and I will speak;
    I will question you and you will inform me.”
My ears had heard about you,
    but now my eyes have seen you.
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.