Job 42:1 (GNV)

Passage

Then Iob answered the Lord, and sayd,

Nearby Context

Job 42:1 Then Iob answered the Lord, and sayd,

Job 42:2 I knowe that thou canst doe all things, and that there is no thought hidde from thee.

Job 42:3 Who is hee that hideth counsell without knowledge? therefore haue I spoken that I vnderstood not, euen things too wonderfull for me, and which I knew not.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "I knowe that thou canst doe all...", so "answered" and "lord" 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 "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.