 | Revelation - 1863 - 828 pàgines
...thought can be withholden from thce. 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. I have heard of thee hy the hearing of the ear : but now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself,... | |
 | William Russell - 1861 - 448 pàgines
...can be withholden from thee. 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. 4. Hear, I beseech thee ; and I will speak : I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 5. I... | |
 | Reinhold Niebuhr - 1986 - 292 pàgines
...standards, but is finally overwhelmed by the majesty and mystery of existence, and Job confesses contritely, "I have uttered that I understood not; things too...knew not — wherefore I abhor myself and repent in dust and ashes" (Job 42:6). Something of that idea, ie, that the world is intensely meaningful, even... | |
 | Bruce Wilkinson - 1991 - 468 pàgines
...his own frailty and finiteness until at last Job cries out in repentance, "Have I uttered [things] that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not" (42:3). Understanding God's control, not asking God questions, meets the need of Job's heart. Job's... | |
 | Michael Black - 1992 - 502 pàgines
...we also find an implicit theory of art which is Lawrence's: Job says in the end: "Therefore have I uttered that I understood not: things too wonderful for me, which I knew not . . . ."26 The important writer is a channel for the things which come unwatched from the pen: and... | |
 | Albert S. Gérard - 1993 - 156 pàgines
...and recovers the friendship of the Lord (together with his property) when he acknowledges that he had "uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful...knew not ... Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes" (Job 42: 3, 6). This withdrawal from rationality clearly anticipates an important trend... | |
 | Jozef Conveleyn, Dirk Hutsebaut - 1994 - 256 pàgines
...reconceptualized his God representation (Job 42: 3-5): Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore I have uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. I have heard... | |
 | 1856 - 210 pàgines
...words without knowledge," and having to confess with shame and sorrow at the last, " Therefore have I uttered that I understood not ; Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not," yet furnishes a bright prophetic ray — more than a ray. Venturing to speak with reference to future... | |
 | E. W. Wallis, Eldred Wright Wallis, Minnie Harriet Wallis - 1968 - 314 pàgines
...and Shakers. The following words might well be employed by a modern trance medium: 'Therefore have I uttered that I understood not, things too wonderful for me, which I knew not' (xlii 3). And again, in chapter xxvi., verse 4, we find a question which indicates the belief in spirit... | |
 | Harold Schweizer - 1997 - 240 pàgines
...tomb in silence and terror (Mark 16:8). And Job puts his hand upon his mouth, saying "therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not" (42:3). Then follows the epilogue—with distance and assurance: "And it was so . . ." (42:7). Though... | |
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I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear : But now mine eye seeth thee. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. 
