Job 42:2 (WEB)

Passage

“I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be restrained.

Nearby Context

Job 42:1 Then Job answered Yahweh,

Job 42:2 “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be restrained.

Job 42:3 You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’ therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I didn’t know.

Job 42:4 You said, ‘Listen, now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.’

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "purpose", "yours", and "restrained". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "purpose", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Then Job answered Yahweh..." into verse 3's "You asked Who is this who hides...", so "all things" and "purpose" 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 "all things" and "purpose" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.