Job 13:1
New International Version
“My eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it.

New Living Translation
“Look, I have seen all this with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, and now I understand.

English Standard Version
“Behold, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it.

Berean Standard Bible
“Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood.

King James Bible
Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.

New King James Version
“Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.

New American Standard Bible
“Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.

NASB 1995
“Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.

NASB 1977
“Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.

Legacy Standard Bible
“Behold, my eye has seen all this; My ear has heard and understood it.

Amplified Bible
[Job continued:] “Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.

Christian Standard Bible
Look, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Look, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood it.

American Standard Version
Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, Mine ear hath heard and understood it.

Contemporary English Version
I know and understand every bit of this.

English Revised Version
Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"My eye has certainly seen all of this! My ear has heard and understood it.

International Standard Version
"Look, I've seen everything; I've listened carefully and I understand.

Majority Standard Bible
?Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood.

NET Bible
"Indeed, my eyes have seen all this, my ears have heard and understood it.

New Heart English Bible
"Look, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.

Webster's Bible Translation
Lo, my eye hath seen all this, my ear hath heard and understood it.

World English Bible
“Behold, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“Behold, my eye has seen all, "" My ear has heard, and it attends to it.

Young's Literal Translation
Lo, all -- hath mine eye seen, Heard hath mine ear, and it attendeth to it.

Smith's Literal Translation
Behold all mine eye saw, and mine ear heard, and it will understand for it.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold my eye hath seen all these things, and my ear hath heard them, and I have understood them all.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Behold, my eye has seen all these things, and my ear has heard, and I have understood each one.

New American Bible
All this my eye has seen; my ear has heard and perceived it.

New Revised Standard Version
“Look, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Lo, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Behold, my eyes saw all these things, and my ear heard and I considered
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, Mine ear hath heard and understood it.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Behold, mine eye has seen these things, and mine ear has heard them.

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Context
Job Reproves His Friends
1“Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood. 2What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.…

Cross References
Job 12:3
But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?

Job 21:27
Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.

Job 26:3-4
How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight! / To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?

Job 28:12-13
But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell? / No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.

Job 32:6-10
So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know. / I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom. / But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding. ...

Job 34:35
‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’

Job 42:5
My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.

Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.

Proverbs 20:12
Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.

Isaiah 6:9-10
And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

Isaiah 29:10-12
For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers. / And the entire vision will be to you like the words sealed in a scroll. If it is handed to someone to read, he will say, “I cannot, because it is sealed.” / Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”

Jeremiah 5:21
“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.

Matthew 13:13-15
This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ / In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

Mark 8:18
‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?

Luke 10:23-24
Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. / For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”


Treasury of Scripture

See, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it.

Lo

Job 5:9-16
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: …

Job 12:9
Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

Job 42:3-6
Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not…

ear

Job 4:12
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.

Job 5:27
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

Job 8:8-10
For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: …

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Job 13
1. Job reproves his friends for partiality
14. He professes his confidence in God;
19. and entreats to know his own sins, and God's purpose in afflicting him














Behold
The word "Behold" is a call to attention, often used in Scripture to emphasize the importance of what follows. In Hebrew, the word is "הִנֵּה" (hinneh), which serves as an imperative to the listener or reader to pay close attention. It is a moment of revelation or significant declaration. In the context of Job, it underscores Job's assertion of his awareness and understanding of the situation. This word invites us to pause and consider the gravity of Job's experience and the depth of his insight.

my eyes have seen
The phrase "my eyes have seen" indicates personal experience and direct observation. In Hebrew, "עֵינַי רָאוּ" (einai ra'u) suggests not just physical sight but a deeper perception and comprehension. Job is asserting that his knowledge is not secondhand; he has witnessed the realities of life and suffering firsthand. This challenges the notion that his friends have a monopoly on wisdom and understanding. It reminds us that true wisdom often comes from personal experience and the trials we endure.

all this
"All this" refers to the entirety of the arguments and observations made by Job's friends, as well as the suffering and injustice he has witnessed. The Hebrew "כָּל־זֹאת" (kol zot) encompasses the breadth of Job's experiences and the theological debates surrounding his plight. It highlights the comprehensive nature of Job's understanding, suggesting that he has considered all aspects of his situation. This phrase encourages believers to seek a holistic understanding of their circumstances, recognizing that God's purposes are often beyond our immediate comprehension.

my ears have heard
The phrase "my ears have heard" emphasizes the importance of listening and receiving knowledge. In Hebrew, "אָזְנַי שָׁמְעוּ" (aznai sham'u) conveys the idea of attentive listening and internalizing information. Job is asserting that he has not only seen but also listened carefully to the arguments and wisdom of others. This highlights the value of being open to counsel and instruction, while also discerning the truth. It serves as a reminder that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17).

and understood it
The phrase "and understood it" signifies comprehension and insight. In Hebrew, "וָאָבִין" (va'avin) implies a deep, intellectual grasp of the matters at hand. Job claims not only to have heard but to have processed and understood the implications of what he has seen and heard. This underscores the importance of not just acquiring knowledge but also seeking understanding and wisdom. It challenges believers to move beyond surface-level knowledge to a deeper, more profound understanding of God's ways and purposes.

Verses 1, 2. - The first two verses of ch. 13. are closely connected with ch. 12, forming the natural termination to the first section of Job's argument, that all results, whether good or evil, must be referred to God. Ver. 1 is little more than a repetition of Job 12:9 and ver. 2 of Job 12:3. Verse 1. - Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. All the particulars mentioned concerning God's government of the world in Job 12:6-25 are derived by Job from his own experience. His eye has seen them or his ear has heard them. He is not indebted to others for information on these simple points, which he regards as necessarily impressed by their experience on all grown men (see Job 12:9).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Behold,
הֶן־ (hen-)
Interjection
Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!

my eyes
עֵינִ֑י (‘ê·nî)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

have seen
רָאֲתָ֣ה (rā·’ă·ṯāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

all this;
כֹּ֭ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

my ears
אָ֝זְנִ֗י (’ā·zə·nî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear

have heard
שָֽׁמְעָ֥ה (šā·mə·‘āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

and understood.
וַתָּ֥בֶן (wat·tā·ḇen)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand


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