Job 42:1 (YLT)

Passage

And Job answereth Jehovah and saith: --

Nearby Context

Job 42:1 And Job answereth Jehovah and saith: --

Job 42:2 Thou hast known that <FI>for<Fi> all things Thou art able, And not withheld from Thee is <FI>any<Fi> device:

Job 42:3 `Who <FI>is<Fi> this, hiding counsel without knowledge?' Therefore, I have declared, and understand not, Too wonderful for me, and I know not.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "Thou hast known that FI for Fi...", so "answereth" 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 "answereth" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.