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Job 42:4 Cross-References
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“Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.”
Job 42:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 42:4
"Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me." Job quotes God's earlier challenge (38:3, 40:7) back to Him, acknowledging the role reversal. Previously Job demanded that God answer him; now he recognizes God's right to question him. The repetition demonstrates Job's acceptance of proper order—creature submitting to Creator. This teaches that spiritual maturity involves recognizing and accepting appropriate authority relationships, especially between God and humanity.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 42:4
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“for I will question you”
“Oh don't let the Lord be angry, and I will speak. What if there are thirty found there? He said”
“See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.,And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:,וַיַּעַן אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמַר הִנֵּה־נָא הוֹאַלְתִּי לְדַבֵּר אֶל־אֲדֹנָי וְאָנֹכִי עָפָר וָאֵפֶר׃ ,And Abraham answered and said: Behold now”