Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My ears had heard of you but now my eyes have seen you. New Living Translation I had only heard about you before, but now I have seen you with my own eyes. English Standard Version I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; Berean Standard Bible My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You. King James Bible I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. New King James Version “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, But now my eye sees You. New American Standard Bible “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You; NASB 1995 “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You; NASB 1977 “I have heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees Thee; Legacy Standard Bible I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You; Amplified Bible “I had heard of You [only] by the hearing of the ear, But now my [spiritual] eye sees You. Christian Standard Bible I had heard reports about you, but now my eyes have seen you. Holman Christian Standard Bible I had heard rumors about You, but now my eyes have seen You. American Standard Version I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee: Contemporary English Version I heard about you from others; now I have seen you with my own eyes. English Revised Version I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; but now mine eye seeth thee, GOD'S WORD® Translation I had heard about you with my own ears, but now I have seen you with my own eyes. Good News Translation In the past I knew only what others had told me, but now I have seen you with my own eyes. International Standard Version I've heard you with my ears; and now I've seen you with my eyes. Majority Standard Bible My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You. NET Bible I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye has seen you. New Heart English Bible I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you. Webster's Bible Translation I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now my eye seeth thee. World English Bible I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBy the hearing of the ear I heard You, "" And now my eye has seen You. Young's Literal Translation By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee, And now mine eye hath seen Thee. Smith's Literal Translation By the hearing of the ear I heard of thee: and now mine eyes saw thee: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWith the hearing of the ear, I have heard thee, but now my eye seeth thee. Catholic Public Domain Version By paying attention with the ear, I have heard you, but now my eye sees you. New American Bible By hearsay I had heard of you, but now my eye has seen you. New Revised Standard Version I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees thee. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated It is by the hearing of the ear I have heard you, and now, behold, my eye has seen you! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I had heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth Thee; Brenton Septuagint Translation I have heard the report of thee by the ear before; but now mine eye has seen thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Submits Himself to the LORD…4You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and you shall inform Me.’ 5My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You. 6Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes.”… Cross References Isaiah 6:1-5 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ... 1 Corinthians 13:12 Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. John 1:18 No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known. Exodus 33:11 Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not leave the tent. 1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as He is. 2 Corinthians 3:18 And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! Matthew 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Hebrews 11:27 By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible. John 14:9 Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Psalm 63:2 So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory. 1 Peter 1:8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy, Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. John 20:29 Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” Treasury of Scripture I have heard of you by the hearing of the ear: but now my eye sees you. heard Job 4:12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. Job 28:22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. Job 33:16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, mine Job 23:8,9 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: … Numbers 12:6-8 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream… Isaiah 6:1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Jump to Previous Ear Ears Eye Eyes Heard Hearing WordJump to Next Ear Ears Eye Eyes Heard Hearing WordJob 42 1. Job submits himself unto God7. God, preferring Job's cause, makes his friends submit themselves, and accepts him 10. He magnifies and blesses Job 16. Job's age and death My ears had heard of You This phrase reflects Job's previous understanding of God, which was based on secondhand knowledge or tradition. The Hebrew word for "heard" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which implies listening or hearing with attention. Historically, this suggests that Job's knowledge of God was derived from teachings, stories, or the religious culture of his time. In a conservative Christian perspective, this highlights the importance of personal experience with God beyond mere intellectual or traditional knowledge. It underscores the transition from knowing about God to truly knowing Him. but now my eyes have seen You Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My earsלְשֵֽׁמַע־ (lə·šê·ma‘-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently had heard of You, שְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָ (šə·ma‘·tî·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 8088: Something heard, a sound, rumor, announcement, audience but now וְ֝עַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time my eyes עֵינִ֥י (‘ê·nî) Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain have seen You. רָאָֽתְךָ׃ (rā·’ā·ṯə·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 7200: To see Links Job 42:5 NIVJob 42:5 NLT Job 42:5 ESV Job 42:5 NASB Job 42:5 KJV Job 42:5 BibleApps.com Job 42:5 Biblia Paralela Job 42:5 Chinese Bible Job 42:5 French Bible Job 42:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 42:5 I had heard of you by (Jb) |
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