Job 42:5

Job 42:5

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

a. ASV: I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee:

b. YLT: By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee, And now mine eye hath seen Thee.

c. Classic Amplified: I had heard of You [only] by the hearing of the ear, but now my [spiritual] eye sees You.

d. Septuagint: I have heard the report of thee by the ear before; but now mine eye has seen thee.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/ Writings: I had heard of You through hearsay, but now my eye has beheld You!

1. “I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear…”

a. [I have heard [of thee] [Strong: 8088 shema` shay'-mah from 8085; something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience:--bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.]

b. [by the] hearing [Strong: 8085 shama` shaw-mah' a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.):--X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.]

c. [of the] ear [Strong: 241 'ozen o'-zen from 238; broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man):--+ advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.]

2.  “...but now mine eye seeth thee.”

a. but now [Strong: 6258 `attah at-taw' from 6256; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive:--henceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.]

b. [mine] eye [Strong: 5869 `ayin ah'-yin probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape):--affliction, outward appearance, + before, + think best, colour, conceit, + be content, countenance, + displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, + favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), X him, + humble, knowledge, look, (+ well), X me, open(-ly), + (not) please, presence, + regard, resemblance, sight, X thee, X them, + think, X us, well, X you(-rselves).]

c. seeth [thee] [Strong 7200 ra'ah raw-aw' a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative):--advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.]

1). What a revelation Job was experiencing.