Job 42:4
You said,‘Pay attention, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.’
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Referenced Verses
- Job 38:3 : 3 Get ready for a difficult task like a man; I will question you and you will inform me!
- Job 40:7 : 7 “Get ready for a difficult task like a man. I will question you and you will inform me!
- Gen 18:27 : 27 Then Abraham asked,“Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord(although I am but dust and ashes),
- Gen 18:30-32 : 30 Then Abraham said,“May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak! What if thirty are found there?” He replied,“I will not do it if I find thirty there.” 31 Abraham said,“Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty are found there?” He replied,“I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.” 32 Finally Abraham said,“May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He replied,“I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
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