Job 42:5

World English Bible (2000)

I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you.

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  • Rom 10:17 : 17 So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
  • John 1:18 : 18 No one has seen God at any time. The one and only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.
  • Isa 6:1 : 1 In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple.
  • Isa 6:5 : 5 Then I said, "Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!"
  • Eph 1:17-18 : 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
  • John 12:41 : 41 Isaiah said these things when he saw his glory, and spoke of him.
  • John 12:45 : 45 He who sees me sees him who sent me.
  • Acts 7:55-56 : 55 But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, 56 and said, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!"
  • Num 12:6-8 : 6 He said, "Hear now my words. If there is a prophet among you, I Yahweh will make myself known to him in a vision. I will speak with him in a dream. 7 My servant Moses is not so. He is faithful in all my house. 8 With him I will speak mouth to mouth, even plainly, and not in riddles; and he shall see Yahweh's form. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?"
  • Job 4:12 : 12 "Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it.
  • Job 23:8-9 : 8 "If I go east, he is not there; if west, I can't find him; 9 He works to the north, but I can't see him. He turns south, but I can't catch a glimpse of him.
  • Job 26:14 : 14 Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?"
  • Job 28:22 : 22 Destruction and Death say, 'We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.'
  • Job 33:16 : 16 Then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction,

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  • Job 42:3-4
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    3You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I didn't know.

    4You said, 'Listen, now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.'

  • Job 13:1-3
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    1"Behold, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.

    2What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.

    3"Surely I would speak to the Almighty. I desire to reason with God.

  • 8"Surely you have spoken in my hearing, I have heard the voice of your words, saying,

  • 11For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me:

  • 6Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes."

  • Job 19:26-27
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    26After my skin is destroyed, then in my flesh shall I see God,

    27Whom I, even I, shall see on my side. My eyes shall see, and not as a stranger. "My heart is consumed within me.

  • 8The eye of him who sees me shall see me no more. Your eyes shall be on me, but I shall not be.

  • 17"I will show you, listen to me; that which I have seen I will declare:

  • 32Teach me that which I don't see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'?

  • 22As for me, I said in my haste, "I am cut off from before your eyes." Nevertheless you heard the voice of my petitions when I cried to you.

  • 16It stood still, but I couldn't discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. Silence, then I heard a voice, saying,

  • 4Do you have eyes of flesh? Or do you see as man sees?

  • Job 11:4-5
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    4For you say, 'My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.'

    5But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,

  • 18"Hear, you deaf, and look, you blind, that you may see.

  • 6However I didn't believe their words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it; and behold, the half of the greatness of your wisdom was not told me: you exceed the fame that I heard.

  • 20You see many things, but don't observe. His ears are open, but he doesn't listen.

  • 1Then Job answered Yahweh,

  • 30for my eyes have seen your salvation,

  • 22Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and you answer me.

  • 6I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.

  • 25Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.

  • 8When you said, "Seek my face," my heart said to you, "I will seek your face, Yahweh."

  • 12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.

  • 3Do you open your eyes on such a one, and bring me into judgment with you?

  • 5I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would tell me.

  • 11Behold, he goes by me, and I don't see him. He passes on also, but I don't perceive him.

  • 6You have heard it; see all this; and you, will you not declare it? "I have shown you new things from this time, even hidden things, which you have not known.

  • Job 20:3-4
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    3I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame. The spirit of my understanding answers me.

    4Don't you know this from old time, since man was placed on earth,

  • 3The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen.

  • 11My eye has also seen my enemies. My ears have heard of the wicked enemies who rise up against me.

  • 2So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.

  • 1"However, Job, please hear my speech, and listen to all my words.

  • 15You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire to the work of your hands.

  • 4For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.

  • 14How much less when you say you don't see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!

  • 21You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.

  • 28Now therefore be pleased to look at me, for surely I shall not lie to your face.

  • 7However I didn't believe the words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it. Behold, the half was not told me! Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame which I heard.

  • 25All men have looked thereon. Man sees it afar off.

  • 22You have seen it, Yahweh. Don't keep silent. Lord, don't be far from me.

  • 4Against you, and you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

  • 4"Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.

  • 4I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.'

  • 2Let my sentence come forth from your presence. Let your eyes look on equity.