Job 42:4

4 »“Dijiste: “Ahora escúchame, yo voy a hablar;^[a]yo te cuestionaré, y tú me responderás”.

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 bien que tú lo puedes todo,que no es posible frustrar ninguno de tus planes.

3 “¿Quién es este —has preguntado—,que sin conocimiento oscurece mi consejo?”Reconozco que he hablado de cosasque no alcanzo a comprender,de cosas demasiado maravillosasque me son desconocidas.

4 »“Dijiste: “Ahora escúchame, yo voy a hablar;yo te cuestionaré, y tú me responderás”.

5 De oídas había oído hablar de ti,pero ahora te veo con mis propios ojos.

6 Por tanto, me retracto de lo que he dicho,y me arrepiento en polvo y ceniza».

Footnotes

• [a]. "dijiste" . Véase 38:3.