Job 42:5
Strong's Lexicon
My ears
לְשֵֽׁמַע־ (lə·šê·ma‘-)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8085: v 1) to hear, listen to, obey 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hear (perceive by ear) 1a2) to hear of or concerning 1a3) to hear (have power to hear) 1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to 1a5) to understand (language) 1a6) to hear (of judicial cases) 1a7) to listen, give heed 1a7a) to consent, agree 1a7b) to grant request 1a8) to listen to, yield to 1a9) to obey, be obedient 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound) 1b2) to be heard of 1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed 1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound 1d2) to sound aloud (musical term) 1d3) to make proclamation, summon 1d4) to cause to be heard n m 2) sound

אֹ֥זֶן (’ō·zen)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 241: 1) ear, as part of the body 2) ear, as organ of hearing 3) (subjective) to uncover the ear to reveal; the receiver of divine revelation

had heard of You,
שְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָ (šə·ma‘·tî·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8088: 1) report, a hearing

but now
וְ֝עַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: 1) now 1a) now 1b) in phrases

my eyes
עֵינִ֥י (‘ê·nî)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5869: 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain

have seen You.
רָאָֽתְךָ׃ (rā·’ā·ṯə·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.

Young's Literal Translation
By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee, And now mine eye hath seen Thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I had heard rumors about You, but now my  eyes have seen  You.

New American Standard Bible
"I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You;

King James Bible
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
Parallel Verses
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;

New American Standard Bible
"I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear; But now my eye sees You;

King James Bible
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I had heard rumors about You, but now my eyes have seen You.

International Standard Version
I've heard you with my ears; and now I've seen you with my eyes.

NET Bible
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye has seen you.

American Standard Version
I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee:

English Revised Version
I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; but now mine eye seeth thee,

Young's Literal Translation
By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee, And now mine eye hath seen Thee.
















Cross References
Romans 10:17
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Ephesians 1:17
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

Ephesians 1:18
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Job 26:14
Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

Job 42:6
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

Isaiah 6:5
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

Habakkuk 3:2
O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 42:4
Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

Job 42:3
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.

Job 42:2
I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
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