約伯記 42:5-6 RCUVTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:5

I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear . Hitherto, i.e; I have had nothing but hearsay knowledge of thee; I have not known thee in any true sense; but now —now that thou hast revealed thyself— mine eye seeth thee; my spiritual eye is opened, and 1 begin to see thee in thy true might, thy true greatness, thy true inscrutableness. Now I recognize the distance which separates us, and feel how unreasonable it is that I should contend with thee, argue with thee, assume myself to be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:5

The soul's experience of God. This is a grand experience for Job to attain to. It is worth all the agony and mystery of his bitter affliction. Suddenly the black clouds break open and the glorious vision of God appears beyond them. Job now contrasts his new, direct seeing of God with his former hearsay knowledge. I. A HEARSAY KNOWLEDGE OF GOD . This is what Job possessed in the old days. Not that he was without any religious experience in those prosperous times. But the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:5-6

Hearsay and vision. I. HEARSAY IS NOT VISION . Hearsay may be distinguished from vision two ways. 1 . In respect of its nature. Hearsay, as the term signifies in common speech, is information received at second hand, by report, in contrast to that derived from personal observation and experience, which it is usual to describe as seeing. When applied to our knowledge of Divine things* the former may be understood as signifying all that instruction which comes to us from without,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:6

Wherefore I abhor myself ; or, I loathe my words (see the Revised Version). And repent in dust and ashes. Job was still sitting on the ash-heap on which he had thrown himself when his disease first smote him ( Job 2:8 ). He had thrown himself on it in grief and de, pair; he will remain seated on it in compunction and penitence. His self-humiliation is now complete. He does not retract what he has said concerning his essential integrity, but he admits that his words have been... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 42:5

I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear - Referring to the indistinct views which we have of anything by merely hearing of it, compared with the clear apprehension which is furnished by sight. Job had had such views of God as one may obtain by being told of him; he now had such views as are furnished by the sight. The meaning is, that his views of God before were dark and obscure.But now mine eye seeth thee - We are not to suppose that Job means to say that he actually “saw” God, but... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 42:6

Wherefore I abhor myself - I see that I am a sinner to be loathed and abhorred. Job, though he did not claim to be perfect, had yet unquestionably been unduly exalted with the conception of his own righteousness, and in the zeal of his argument, and under the excitement of his feelings when reproached by his friends, had indulged in indefensible language respecting his own integrity. He now saw the error and folly of this, and desired to take the lowest place of humiliation. Compared with a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 42:5

Job 42:5. But now mine eye seeth thee “It is plain,” says Dr. Dodd, “that there is some privilege intended here that Job had never enjoyed before, and which he calls a sight of God. He had heard of him by the hearing of the ear, or the tradition delivered down from his forefathers; but he had now a clear and sensible perception of his being and divine perfections; some light thrown in upon his mind, which carried its own evidence with it; and which to him had all the certainty and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 42:6

Job 42:6. Wherefore I abhor myself, &c. The more we see of the glory and majesty of God, the more we shall see of the vileness and odiousness of sin, and of ourselves because of sin; and the more we shall abase and abhor ourselves for it; and repent in dust and ashes Namely, sitting in dust and ashes. Job’s afflictions had brought him to the ashes, Job 2:8, He sat down among the ashes; but now a sense of his sins brought him thither. Observe, reader, true penitents mourn for their... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 42:1-6

Job submits to God (42:1-6)Although Job does not have the answer to his problems, he knows now that God does - and God will not fail. God has not given Job any reason for his sufferings, but he has given Job a fuller knowledge of the all-powerful and all-wise God, and this has changed Job’s thinking.Now Job sees that God is above all and in control of all; he is concerned about the smallest detail. Although Job may not understand the reason why God does things, he is assured that God is working... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 42:6

I abhor myself, and repent. "The end of the Lord" (i.e. what Jehovah designed as the great lesson of this book) is at length reached. Compare James 5:11 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Job 42:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 42:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Job 42:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 42:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Job 42:6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Job 42:1-6

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Job 42:6

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