Job 42:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 42:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 42:5 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 42:5 — KJV
“I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.”
— Job 42:5 (KJV)
Job 42:5 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 42:5
“When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)”
Shares key themes with Job 42:5: ear, now, mine
“He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:”
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“And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.”
Shares key themes with Job 42:5: heard, ear, mine
“Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard. thy...: Heb. thou hast added wisdom and goodness to”
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“Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. unto...: Heb. to the prayer of this place”
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