Parallel Bible results for "Job 42:1-6"

Job 42:1-6

Revised Standard Version RSV

1 Then Job answered the LORD:

2 "I know that thou canst do all things, and that no purpose of thine can be thwarted.

3 'Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?' Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.

4 'Hear, and I will speak; I will question you, and you declare to me.'

5 I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees thee;

6 therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes."

New International Version NIV

1 Then Job replied to the LORD:

2 “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.

3 You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

4 “You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you shall answer me.’

5 My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you.

6 Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes.”