Job 42:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.”
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“You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Who <FI>is<Fi> this, hiding counsel without knowledge?' Therefore, I have declared, and understand not, Too wonderful for me, and I know not.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 42:3 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 11:7Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
- Job 11:9Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
- Job 13:1“Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood.
- Job 38:2“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?
- Psalms 40:5Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
- Psalms 131:1My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.
- Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
- Proverbs 30:2Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
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