Jó 42:6

6 Pelo que me abomino, e me arrependo no pó e na cinza.

Jó 42:6 Meaning and Commentary

Job 42:6

Wherefore I abhor [myself]
Or all my words, as Aben Ezra; all the indecent expressions he had uttered concerning God; he could not bear to think of them; he loathed them, and himself on account of them: sin is abominable in its own nature, and makes men so; it is loathsome to God, and so it is to all good men when they see it in its proper light; am especially when they have a view of the purity and holiness of God, to which that is so very contrary, and also of his grace and goodness in the forgiveness of it; see ( Isaiah 6:3 Isaiah 6:5 ) ( Ezekiel 16:63 ) ( 20:41 ) ;

and repent in dust and ashes;
which was an external ceremony used by mournful and penitent persons; see ( Job 2:8 ) ( Jonah 3:6 ) ; and is expressive of the truth and sincerity of repentance; and never do any more truly mourn for sin and repent of it, are more ashamed of it, or have a more godly sorrow for it, or more ingenuously confess it, and heartily forsake it, than those who with an eye of faith behold God in Christ as a sin forgiving God; or behold their sins through the glass of pardoning grace and mercy; see ( Zechariah 12:10 ) ( Luke 7:37 Luke 7:47 ) ( 1 Timothy 1:13 ) .

Jó 42:6 In-Context

4 Ouve, pois, e eu falarei; eu te perguntarei, e tu me responderas.

5 Com os ouvidos eu ouvira falar de ti; mas agora te vêem os meus olhos.

6 Pelo que me abomino, e me arrependo no pó e na cinza.

7 Sucedeu pois que, acabando o Senhor de dizer a Jó aquelas palavras, o Senhor disse a Elifaz, o temanita: A minha ira se acendeu contra ti e contra os teus dois amigos, porque não tendes falado de mim o que era reto, como o meu servo Jó.

8 Tomai, pois, sete novilhos e sete carneiros, e ide ao meu servo Jó, e oferecei um holocausto por vós; e o meu servo Jó orará por vós; porque deveras a ele aceitarei, para que eu não vos trate conforme a vossa estultícia; porque vós não tendes falado de mim o que era reto, como o meu servo Jó.