# Job 42.3 **Book:** [Job](/codex/job/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. Then Job answered Jehovah, and said, 2. I know that thou canst do all things, And that no purpose of thine can be restrained. > > **3. Who is this that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that which I understood not, Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.** > > 4. Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 5. I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee: (Job 42:1-5, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. Then Job answered Yahweh, 2. “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be restrained. > > **3. You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’ therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I didn’t know.** > > 4. You said, ‘Listen, now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.’ 5. I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you. (Job 42:1-5, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 1. Then Job answered the LORD, and said, 2. I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. no thought can be: or, no thought of thine can be hindered > > **3. Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.** > > 4. Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 5. I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. (Job 42:1-5, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. And Job answereth Jehovah and saith: 2. Thou hast known that [for] all things Thou art able, And not withheld from Thee is [any] device: > > **3. 'Who [is] this, hiding counsel without knowledge?' Therefore, I have declared, and understand not, Too wonderful for me, and I know not.** > > 4. 'Hear, I pray thee, and I, I do speak, I ask thee, and cause thou me to know.' 5. By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee, And now mine eye hath seen Thee. (Job 42:1-5, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Meaningful Suffering](/codex/argument-from-meaningful-suffering/), via [Job 42.1-6](/codex/job-42-1-6/) - [Job Bet Objection Defeater](/codex/job-bet-objection-defeater/), via [Job 42.1-6](/codex/job-42-1-6/) **People:** - [Job the Patriarch](/codex/job-the-patriarch/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.