Job 42:2 (KJV)

Passage

I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.

Nearby Context

Job 42:1 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

Job 42:2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.

Job 42:3 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.

Job 42:4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "canst", "thought", "withholden", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "canst", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Then Job answered the LORD and said..." into verse 3's "Who is he that hideth counsel without...", so "thou" and "canst" belong inside that flow. In Job context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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