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
New Living Translation
4 You said, ‘Listen and I will speak!
I have some questions for you,
and you must answer them.’
5 I had only heard about you before,
but now I have seen you with my own eyes.
6 I take back everything I said,
and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance.”
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