Verse 1

Lo, all this haue I sene with myne eye, herde with myne eare, & vnderstonde it.

Referenced Verses

• Job 4:12 : 12 There is spoken vnto me a thynge in councell, which hath geuen a terrible sounde in myne eare,
• Job 5:9-9 : 9 which doth thinges, that are vnsearcheable, and marueles without nobre: 10 Which geueth rayne vpo the earth, and poureth water vpon all thinges: 11 which setteth vp them of lowe degre, and sendeth prosperite, to those that are in heuynesse: 12 Which destroyeth the deuyces of the sotyll, so that they are not able to perfourme the thynges that they take in hode: 13 which compaseth ye wyse in their owne craftynesse, and ouertroweth the councell of the wicked: 14 In so moch that they runne in to darcknesse by fayre daye, and grope aboute them at the noone daye, like as in the night. 15 And so he delyuereth the poore from the swearde, from their mouth, and from the hode of the cruell: 16 that the poore maye haue hope, & that the mouth of the oppressoure maye be stopped.
• Job 5:27 : 27 Lo, this is the matter, as we oure selues haue proued by experience. Therfore now that thou hearest it, take better hede to thy selff.
• Job 8:8-9 : 8 Enquere of them that haue bene before the, search diligently amonge thy forefathers: 9 Namely, yt we are but of yesterdaye, and considre not, that oure dayes vpon earth are buth a very shadow. 10 They shall shewe the, they shall tell the, yee they will gladly confesse the same.
• Job 12:9-9 : 9 What is he, but he knoweth, that ye hode of the LORDE made all these? 10 In whose honde is the soule of euery lyuynge thinge, and the breth of all men. 11 Haue not the eares pleasure in hearinge, and the mouth in tastinge the thinge that it eateth? 12 Amonge olde personnes there is wy?dome, and amonge the aged is vnderstodinge. 13 Yee with God is wy?dome and strength, it is he that hath councell & foreknowlege. 14 Yf he breake downe a thinge, who can set it vp agayne? Yf he shutt a thinge, who wil open it? 15 Beholde, yf he witholde the waters, they drye vp: Yf he let the go, they destroye the earth. 16 With him is strength and wy?dome: he knoweth both the disceauer, and him that is disceaued. 17 He carieth awaye the wyse men, as it were a spoyle, and bryngeth the iudges out of their wyttes. 18 He lowseth the gyrdle of kynges, and gyrdeth their loynes with a bonde. 19 he ledeth awaye the prestes into captiuyte, and turneth the mightie vp syde downe. 20 He taketh the verite from out of the mouth, & disapoynteth ye aged of their wy?dome. 21 He poureth out confucion vpon prynces, and coforteth them that haue bene oppressed. 22 Loke what lyeth hyd in darcknesse, he declareth it opely: and the very shadowe of death bringeth he to light. 23 He both increaseth the people, and destroyeth them: He maketh them to multiplie, and dryueth them awaye. 24 He chaungeth the herte of the prynces and kynges of the earth, and disapoynteth them: so that they go wadringe out of the waye, 25 and grope in the darke without light, stackeringe to and fro like droncken men.
• Job 15:17-18 : 17 I will tell the, heare me: I wil shewe the a thinge, that I knowe: 18 which wyse men haue tolde, & hath not bene hyd from their fathers:
• Job 42:3-6 : 3 For who can kepe his owne councell so secrete, but it shall be knowne? Therfore haue I spoken vnwysely, seynge these thinges are so hye, and passe myne vnderstondinge. 4 O herken thou vnto me also, and let me speake: answere me vnto the thinge that I will axe the. 5 I haue geuen diligent eare vnto the, and now I se ye with myne eyes. 6 Wherfore I geue myne owne self ye blame, and take repentaunce in the dust and asshes.
• Ps 78:3-4 : 3 Which we haue herde and knowne, and soch as oure fathers haue tolde vs. 4 That we shulde not hyde them from the children of the generacions to come: but to shewe the honoure of the LORDE, his might and wonderfull workes that he hath done.
• 1 John 1:3 : 3 That which we haue sene & herde, declare we vnto you, that ye also maye haue fellishippe with vs, and that oure fellishippe maye be with the father and with his sonne Iesus Christ.