Job 42:3 (LSB)

Passage

‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand, Things too marvelous for me, which I did not know.

Nearby Context

Job 42:1 Then Job answered Yahweh and said,

Job 42:2 “I know that You can do all things, And that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted.

Job 42:3 ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand, Things too marvelous for me, which I did not know.

Job 42:4 ‘Hear, now, and I will speak; I will ask You, and You make me know.’

Job 42:5 I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hides", "counsel", "without", "knowledge", "therefore", "declared", "understand", and "things". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hides" and "counsel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "I know that You can do all..." into verse 4's "Hear now and I will speak I...", so "hides" and "counsel" 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 "hides" and "counsel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.