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Job 42:4

Job 42:4
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear,.... From his ancestors, who in a traditionary way had handed down from…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak - This is the language of humble, docile submission. On former occasions he had…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Job 42:1-6

The words of Job justifying himself were ended, Job 31:40. After that he said no more to that purport. The words of Job…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

hear, I beseech thee Or, hear now, and I will speak. The words are not an entreaty on the part of Job that the Almighty…

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