Job 42:1-6

Respuesta de Job

1 Job respondió entonces al SEÑOR. Le dijo:

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;^[a]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».

Job 42:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 42

This chapter contains Job's answer to the last speech of the Lord's, in which he acknowledges his omnipotence, and his certain performance of his purposes and pleasure; owns his own folly and ignorance, and confesses his sins; for which he abhorred himself, and of which he repented, Job 42:1-6; it also gives an account of the Lord's decision of the controversy between Job and his friends, blaming them and commending him above them; and ordered them to take sacrifices and go to Job and offer them, who should pray for them and be accepted, which was done, Job 42:7-9; and it closes with a relation of the great prosperity Job was restored unto, in which he lived and died, Job 42:10-17.

Footnotes

• [a]. "dijiste" . Véase 38:3.