1 Then Job replied to the LORD: 2 “I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted. 3 You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.
Job 42:1–3
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Job 40:2–4
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Job 38:1–3
1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: 2 “Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge? 3 Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
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1 Then Job replied: 2 “If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.
Job 9:1–3
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Job 11:4–6
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Job 19:1–2
1 Then Job answered: 2 “How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?
Job 26:1–2
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Job 23:1–2
1 Then Job answered: 2 “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
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