Job 42:1 (DBY)

Passage

And Job answered Jehovah and said,

Nearby Context

Job 42:1 And Job answered Jehovah and said,

Job 42:2 I know that thou canst do everything, and that thou canst be hindered in no thought of thine.

Job 42:3 Who is he that obscureth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered what I did not understand; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "answered", "jehovah", and "said". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "answered" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "I know that thou canst do everything...", so "answered" and "jehovah" should be read forward into that movement. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "answered" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.