Job 42:4

4 Oye ahora, y hablaré; te preguntaré, y tú me harás saber

Job 42:4 Meaning and Commentary

Job 42:4

Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak
Not in the manner he had before, complaining of God and justifying himself, but in a way of humble entreaty of favours of him, of confession of sin before him, and of acknowledgment of his wisdom, goodness, and justice in all his dealings with him, which before he arraigned;

I will demand of thee;
or rather "I will make petition to thee", as Mr. Broughton renders it; humbly ask a favour, and entreat a gracious answer; for to demand is not so agreeable to the frame and temper of soul Job was now in;

and declare thou unto me;
or make him know what he knew not; he now in ignorance applies to God, as a God of knowledge, to inform him in things he was in the dark about, and to increase what knowledge he had. He was now willing to take the advice of Elihu, and pursue it, ( Job 34:31 Job 34:32 ) .

Job 42:4 In-Context

2 Yo sé que todo lo puedes, y que no hay pensamiento que se esconda de ti

3 ¿Quién es el que esconde el consejo sin conocimiento? Por tanto yo denunciaba lo que no entendía; cosas maravillosas, que no las sabía

4 Oye ahora, y hablaré; te preguntaré, y tú me harás saber

5 De oídas te había oído; mas ahora mis ojos te ven

6 Por tanto me aborrezco, y me arrepiento en el polvo y en la ceniza