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Job 42:5-7
Contemporary English Version
Job 42:5-7
Contemporary English Version
5 I heard about you from others;
now I have seen you
with my own eyes.
6 That's why I hate myself
and sit here in dust and ashes
to show my sorrow.
The Lord Corrects Job's Friends
7 The Lord said to Eliphaz:
What my servant Job has said about me is true, but I am angry with you and your two friends for not telling the truth.
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Job 42:5-7
New International Version
Job 42:5-7
New International Version
5 My ears had heard of you(A)
but now my eyes have seen you.(B)
6 Therefore I despise myself(C)
and repent(D) in dust and ashes.”(E)
Epilogue
7 After the Lord had said these things to Job(F), he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends,(G) because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.(H)
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