Job 42:6
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Job 42:6
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I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
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Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
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And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
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Verse Text
Wherefore I abhorH3988 myself, and repentH5162 in dustH6083 and ashesH665.
עַל־כֵּן אֶמְאַס וְנִחַמְתִּי עַל־עָפָר וָאֵפֶר׃ פ
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | there- |
כֵּ֭ן |
ken | H3651 | HTm | -fore |
אֶמְאַ֣ס |
'em.'As | H3988 | HVqi1cs | I reject |
וְ/נִחַ֑מְתִּי |
ve./ni.Cham.ti | H5162 | HC/VNq1cs | and/ I repent |
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | on |
עָפָ֥ר |
'a.Far | H6083 | HNcmsa | dust |
וָ/אֵֽפֶר |
va./'E.fer | H665 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ ash(es) |
- H665 — אֵפֶר (ʼêpher, ay'-fer): from an unused root meaning to bestrew; ashes; ashes.
- H3988 — מָאַס (mâʼaç, maw-as'): a primitive root; to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear; abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.
- H5162 — נָחַם (nâcham, naw-kham'): a primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself); comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).
- H6083 — עָפָר (ʻâphâr, aw-fawr'): from עָפַר (ʻâphar) H6080; dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud; ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H3651 — כֵּן (kên, kane): from כּוּן (kûwn) H3559; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Verse Cross-References
- I — Ezra 9:6, Job 9:31, Job 40:3-4, Psalms 51:17, Isaiah 5:5, Jeremiah 31:19, Ezekiel 16:63, Ezekiel 20:43, Ezekiel 36:31, Luke 15:18-19, 1 Corinthians 15:8-9, 1 Timothy 1:13-16, James 4:7-10
- repent — 1 Kings 21:27, Esther 4:1-3, Job 2:8, Job 30:19, Isaiah 58:5, Daniel 9:3, Jonah 3:6-10, Matthew 11:21, Luke 10:13
Reciprocal references (35): Genesis 18:27, Genesis 32:10, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 10:3, Leviticus 13:12, Leviticus 13:45, Deuteronomy 8:2, 1 Samuel 7:6, 2 Samuel 6:22, 2 Samuel 13:19, 2 Samuel 24:17, Job 15:16, Job 30:10, Job 31:23, Job 34:31, Psalms 139:4, Proverbs 18:12, Isaiah 6:5, Isaiah 64:6, Lamentations 3:29, Ezekiel 6:9, Ezekiel 16:61, Ezekiel 27:30, Matthew 3:2, Matthew 5:3, Luke 5:8, Luke 9:55, Luke 18:13, Acts 7:32, Romans 6:21, Romans 7:14, 2 Corinthians 7:11, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Galatians 3:11, 1 Timothy 1:15
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: PENITENCE-IMPENITENCE; SALVATION-CONDEMNATION
- Torrey’s: HUMILITY; REPENTANCE; SIN
- Nave’s: ASHES; DUST; GOD; HUMILITY; JOB
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