Job 42:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 42:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 42:3 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful fo..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 42:3 — KJV
“Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.”
— Job 42:3 (KJV)
Job 42:3 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 42:3
“And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:3: understood, things, too
“For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: so...: or, that they may be”
Shares key themes with Job 42:3: without, understood, things
“And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. he spake...: Heb. an interpreter was between them”
Shares key themes with Job 42:3: understood, too, knew
“And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. displease...: Heb. be evil in thine eyes”
Shares key themes with Job 42:3: therefore, too, knew
“See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:3: hideth, knowledge, therefore
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