Job 42:4

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and you shall inform Me.’”

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BSBPD

“You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and you shall inform Me.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Hear, I pray thee, and I--I do speak, I ask thee, and cause thou me to know.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 42:4 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 18:27Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—
  2. Genesis 18:30Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.”
  3. Job 38:3Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
  4. Job 40:7“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.

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