Job 42:5 (YLT)

Passage

By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee, And now mine eye hath seen Thee.

Nearby Context

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.'

Job 42:5 By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee, And now mine eye hath seen Thee.

Job 42:6 Therefore do I loathe <FI>it<Fi> , And I have repented on dust and ashes.

Job 42:7 And it cometh to pass after Jehovah's speaking these words unto Job, that Jehovah saith unto Eliphaz the Temanite, `Burned hath Mine anger against thee, and against thy two friends, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hearing", "heard", "thee", "mine", "hath", and "seen". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hearing" and "heard", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Hear I pray thee and I--I do..." into verse 6's "Therefore do I loathe FI it Fi...", so "hearing" and "heard" 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 "hearing" and "heard" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.