Job 42:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. ”

Job 42:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak - This is the language of humble, docile submission. On former occasions he had spoken confidently and boldly of God; he had called in question the equity o...
Job 42:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, (d) and declare thou unto me. (d) He shows that he will be God's scholar to learn of him.
Job 42:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job's final speech (continuation of Job 40:3-5 ). Job 42:1 is to be removed as a gloss: as are also Job 42:3 a, Job 42:4 b, which are quoted from Job 38:2 f., and probably came in from th...
Job 42:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Hear . Hear, now. I will demand of thee. Supply the Ellipsis (App-6): "[Thou saidst];. Let him answer Me' "(See Job 40:2 ).
Job 42:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Job 42:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. When I said, "Hear ... and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me" ( Job 13:22 )...
Job 42:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job's Final Withdrawal Job at last has learned his lesson. The convincing evidences of wisdom, power, and love which God has offered him, have led him to lay aside his pride of intellect and pride...
Job 42:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hear, I beseech thee. — This cannot in like manner be appropriately assigned to Job, but, as in Job 38:3 ; Job 40:7 , must be referred to God; then the confession of Job 42:5-6 comes in very gr...
Job 42:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Restored to Right Relations with God Job 42:1-17 In complete surrender Job bowed before God, confessing his ignorance and owning that he had spoken glibly of things which he understood not. He...
Job 42:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job's answer is full of the stateliness of a great submission. As he speaks the words of surrender he appears mightier in his submission than all the things into the presence of which he has been bro...
Job 42:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ Then Job answered the LORD, and said, (2) I know that thou canst do everything, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. (3) Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore...
Job 42:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 befor...
Job 42:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. Ver. 4. Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak ] We have had his confession; follow now his petition here,...
Job 42:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hear, I beseech thee Hear and accept my humble and penitent confession. I will demand of thee Hebrew, אשׁאלךְ, eshaleka, interrogabo te, I will inquire, ask , or make my petition to thee. I wi...
Job 42:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JOBS REPENTANCE AND PRAYER (vv.1-9) Who would not be totally subdued after hearing God speak such things as He did to Job? What a change took place in Job's attitude and in his words! He was hum...
Job 42:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job's Humble Confession. B. C. 1520. 1 Then Job answered the L ORD , and said, 2 I kno...
Job 42:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Hear and accept my humble and penitent confession and recantation. I will demand of thee; or, and inquire , to wit, counsel or instruction, as a scholar doth of his master, as the following words...
Job 42:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Notes Job 42:11 . “ A piece of money .” According to Gesenius and others, קשׂיִטָה ( kesitah ), from the unused root קָשַׂט = قَسَطٰ ( kasata ) to “be just or true;” whence قسْط ( Kistoon ) “bala...
Job 42:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 42:5 . But now mine eye seeth thee. I have seen thee in thy works, and heard the voice of nature. I have heard all those speeches of my friends, circumscribed in knowledge, and erroneous in ju...
Job 42:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then Job answered the Lord, and said. Job’s confession and restoration I. Job’s acknowledgment of God’s greatness. Throughout his speeches Job had frequently asserted the majesty of God. But no...
Job 42:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

SECTION VII .— HISTORICAL SEQUEL TO THE DIALOG EXPOSITION Job 42:1-18 This concluding chapter divides into two parts. In the first part ( Job 42:1-18 ) Job makes his final subm...
Job 42:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job's Humble Confession.
Job 42:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 18:27 ; Genesis 18:30-32 ; Job 38:3 ; Job 40:7
Job 42:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

God Speaks to Job Job 38:1-41 to Job 42:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God's words to Job do not carry much by way of the explanation of redemption. Job was a child of God, and well-instructed...
Job 42:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Hear — Hear and accept my humble confession. Enquire — I will no more dispute the matter with thee, but beg information from thee. The words which God had uttered to Job by way of challenge, Job re...

Job 42:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Job 42:4 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Job 42:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 42:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Job 42:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Job 42:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Job 42:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job 42:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Job 42:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Job 42:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job 42:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Job 42:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Job 42:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Job 42:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 42:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Job 42:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job 42:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Job 42:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Job 42:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 42:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Job 42:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Job 42:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job 42:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 42:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Job 42:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes