Job 42:2 (YLT)

Passage

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

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.

Job 42:4 `Hear, I pray thee, and I--I do speak, I ask thee, and cause thou me to know.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "thou", "hast", "known", "able", "withheld", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And Job answereth Jehovah and saith..." into verse 3's "Who FI is Fi this hiding counsel...", so "all things" and "thou" 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 "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.