Job 42:5
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
I haue heard of thee by the hearing of the eare: but now mine eye seeth thee.
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- Ephesians 1:17–18Rank 1 from verse 5
17That 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:
18The 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,
17That the God of our Lord Iesus Christ the Father of glorie, may giue vnto you the Spirit of wisedome and reuelation ‖in the knowledge of him:
18The eyes of your vnderstanding being inlightned: that yee may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glorie of his inheritance in the Saints:
- Romans 10:17Rank 2 from verse 5
- John 12:45Rank 3 from verse 5
- Isaiah 6:1Rank 4 from verse 5
- Isaiah 6:5Rank 5 from verse 5
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.
5¶ †Then sayd I; woe is me; for I am vndone, because I am a man of vncleane lippes, and I dwell in the midst of a people of vncleane lippes: for mine eyes haue seene the king, the LORD of hostes.
- John 12:41Rank 6 from verse 5
- Numbers 12:6–8Rank 10 from verse 5
6And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.
7My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
8With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
6And hee saide, Heare now my words: If there be a Prophet among you, I the LORD will make my selfe knowen vnto him in a vision, and will speake vnto him in a dreame:
7*My seruant Moses is not so, who is faithfull in all mine house.
8With him will I speake *mouth to mouth euen apparantly, and not in darke speeches, and the similitude of the LORD shall hee behold: wherefore then were yee not afraid to speake against my seruant Moses?
- Job 23:8–9Rank 11 from verse 5
8Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
9On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:
8Behold, I goe forward, but he is not there, and backward, but I cannot perceiue him:
9On the left hand where hee doeth worke, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himselfe on the right hand, that I cannot see him.
- Acts 7:55–56Rank 14 from verse 5
55But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
56And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
55But hee being full of the holy Ghost, looked vp stedfastly into heauen, and saw the glory of God, and Iesus standing on the right hand of God,
56And said, Behold, I see the heauens opened, and the Sonne of man standing on the right hand of God.
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Job 42:5
Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.
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Sense 1: The act or faculty of perceiving sound. Sense 2: Audience, attention, or an opportunity to be heard. Sense 3: The range within which sound can be heard.
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Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Sense 1: The bodily organ of sight; by extension, sight or seeing. Sense 2: Regard, judgment, disposition, or watchful attention, expressed figuratively by the eye. Sense 3: A small opening, as the eye of a needle. Sense 4: To watch or regard.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Perceives with the eyes. 2. Observes or considers. 3. Understands. 4. Experiences or takes heed.
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4Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
4Heare, I beseech thee, and I will speake: I will demand of thee, and declare thou vnto me.
5I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
5I haue heard of thee by the hearing of the eare: but now mine eye seeth thee.
Selected passage6Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
6Wherefore I abhorre my selfe, and repent in dust and ashes.