Job

Job 42:3

3You asked, ‘Who is this

who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’a

Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,

things too wonderful for me to know.

Footnotes

  • a 42:3 Job 38:2|JOB 38:2

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You askedמִ֤יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
Whoמִ֤יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
is thisזֶ֨ה׀zehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
who concealsמַעְלִ֥יםma‘·lîmVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular constructH5956 conceal
My counselעֵצָ֗ה‘ê·ṣāhNoun - feminine singularH6098 counsel, advice
withoutבְּֽלִ֫יbə·lîAdverbH1097 wearing out
knowledgeדָ֥עַתḏā·‘aṯNoun - feminine singularH1847 knowledge
Surelyלָכֵ֣ןlā·ḵênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
I spoke of thingsהִ֭גַּדְתִּיhig·gaḏ·tîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularH5046 be conspicuous
I did notוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
understandאָבִ֑ין’ā·ḇînVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH995 discern
things too wonderfulנִפְלָא֥וֹתnip̄·lā·’ō·wṯVerb - Nifal - Participle - feminine pluralH6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
for meמִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmim·men·nîPreposition; first person common singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
to knowאֵדָֽע׃’ê·ḏā‘Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH3045 know

Cross-references

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Psalm 139:6 · Psalm 131:1 · Job 38:2 · Psalm 40:5 · Proverbs 30:2–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.