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Job 42

Then Job answered the LORD: "I know that you can do everything, and that no thought can be withheld from you. You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' I have spoken about things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me which I did not know. You said, 'Hear, I beg you, and I will speak; I will question you, an

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Now my eye sees you

Then Job answered the LORD: "I know that you can do everything, and that no thought can be withheld from you. You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' I have spoken about things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me which I did not know. You said, 'Hear, I beg you, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.' I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you. So I loathe myself and repent in dust and ashes."

Then Job answered the Lord: I know you can do everything, and that no thought can be kept from you. Who's this who hides counsel without knowledge? So I've spoken about things I didn't understand, things too wonderful for me that I didn't know. Listen, please, and I'll speak. I'll ask you, and you tell me. I've heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you. So I loathe myself and repent in dust and ashes.

Then Job answered the LORD, and said, I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. 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. Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

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Then Job answered the LORD:

Plain English

Then Job answered the Lord:

King James Version, 1611

Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

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"I know that you can do everything, and that no thought can be withheld from you.

Plain English

I know you can do everything, and that no thought can be kept from you.

King James Version, 1611

I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.

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You asked, 'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' I have spoken about things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me which I did not know.

Plain English

Who's this who hides counsel without knowledge? So I've spoken about things I didn't understand, things too wonderful for me that I didn't know.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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You said, 'Hear, I beg you, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.'

Plain English

Listen, please, and I'll speak. I'll ask you, and you tell me.

King James Version, 1611

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

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

Plain English

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

King James Version, 1611

I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

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So I loathe myself and repent in dust and ashes."

Plain English

So I loathe myself and repent in dust and ashes.

King James Version, 1611

Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

Job restored

After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My anger is kindled against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has. Now take seven bulls and seven rams, go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept him, so that I do not deal with you according to your folly. You have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has." So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what the LORD commanded them, and the LORD accepted Job. The LORD restored Job's fortunes when he prayed for his friends, and the LORD gave him twice as much as he had before. Then all his brothers and sisters, and everyone who had known him before, came to him and ate bread with him in his house. They mourned with him and comforted him over all the evil the LORD had brought upon him. Each gave him a piece of money and an earring of gold. So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand female donkeys. He also had seven sons and three daughters. He named the first Jemima, the second Kezia and the third Kerenhappuch. In all the land no women were found as fair as Job's daughters, and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers. After this Job lived a hundred and forty years and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations. So Job died, being old and full of days.

And after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite: My anger is lit against you and against your two mates. Because you haven't spoken about me what's right, the way my servant Job has. So take yourselves seven bulls and seven rams now and go to my servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will pray for you. Because I'll take him, so I don't deal with you according to your folly, because you haven't spoken about me what's right, the way my servant Job has. So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what the Lord ordered them. And the Lord took Job. And the Lord turned Job's captivity round when he prayed for his mates. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. Then all his brothers and all his sisters and everyone who'd known him before came to him and ate bread with him in his house. And they were sorry with him and comforted him over all the trouble the Lord had brought on him. And every man gave him a piece of money and a gold earring. So the Lord blessed the last part of Job's life more than the start. Because he had fourteen thousand sheep and six thousand camels and a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand female donkeys. He had seven sons and three daughters too. And he called the name of the first Jemimah, and the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren Happuch. And in all the land there weren't women found as beautiful as the daughters of Job. And their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers. And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons and his sons' sons, four generations. So Job died, being old and full of days.

And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job. And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold. So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. He had also seven sons and three daughters. And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch. And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations. So Job died, being old and full of days.

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After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My anger is kindled against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.

Plain English

And after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite: My anger is lit against you and against your two mates. Because you haven't spoken about me what's right, the way my servant Job has.

King James Version, 1611

And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

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Now take seven bulls and seven rams, go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept him, so that I do not deal with you according to your folly. You have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has."

Plain English

So take yourselves seven bulls and seven rams now and go to my servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will pray for you. Because I'll take him, so I don't deal with you according to your folly, because you haven't spoken about me what's right, the way my servant Job has.

King James Version, 1611

Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

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So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what the LORD commanded them, and the LORD accepted Job.

Plain English

So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what the Lord ordered them. And the Lord took Job.

King James Version, 1611

So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job.

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The LORD restored Job's fortunes when he prayed for his friends, and the LORD gave him twice as much as he had before.

Plain English

And the Lord turned Job's captivity round when he prayed for his mates. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.

King James Version, 1611

And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

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Then all his brothers and sisters, and everyone who had known him before, came to him and ate bread with him in his house. They mourned with him and comforted him over all the evil the LORD had brought upon him. Each gave him a piece of money and an earring of gold.

Plain English

Then all his brothers and all his sisters and everyone who'd known him before came to him and ate bread with him in his house. And they were sorry with him and comforted him over all the trouble the Lord had brought on him. And every man gave him a piece of money and a gold earring.

King James Version, 1611

Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.

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So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand female donkeys.

Plain English

So the Lord blessed the last part of Job's life more than the start. Because he had fourteen thousand sheep and six thousand camels and a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand female donkeys.

King James Version, 1611

So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

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He also had seven sons and three daughters.

Plain English

He had seven sons and three daughters too.

King James Version, 1611

He had also seven sons and three daughters.

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He named the first Jemima, the second Kezia and the third Kerenhappuch.

Plain English

And he called the name of the first Jemimah, and the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren Happuch.

King James Version, 1611

And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch.

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In all the land no women were found as fair as Job's daughters, and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.

Plain English

And in all the land there weren't women found as beautiful as the daughters of Job. And their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.

King James Version, 1611

And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.

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After this Job lived a hundred and forty years and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.

Plain English

And after this Job lived a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons and his sons' sons, four generations.

King James Version, 1611

After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, even four generations.

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So Job died, being old and full of days.

King James Version, 1611

So Job died, being old and full of days.