Christian Standard Bible
Job 42:2
2I know that you can do anything and no plan of yours can be thwarted.
Job 42:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.
- New International Version (NIV)“I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I know that You can do everything, And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.
Context of Job 42:2
1Then Job replied to the Lord: I know that you can do anything and no plan of yours can be thwarted. 3You asked, “Who is this who conceals my counsel with ignorance?” Surely I spoke about things I did not understand, things too wondrous for me to know. 4You said, “Listen now, and I will speak. When I question you, you will inform me.”
Read all of Job 42Job 42:2 word by word
יָ֭דַעְתִּי כִּי־כֹ֣ל תּוּכָ֑ל וְלֹא־יִבָּצֵ֖ר מִמְּךָ֣ מְזִמָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 42:2
- Genesis 18:14Is anything impossible for the Lord? At the appointed time I will come back to you, and in about a year she will have a son.”
- Isaiah 43:13Also, from today on I am he alone, and none can rescue from my power. I act, and who can reverse it?”
- Jeremiah 32:17Oh, Lord God! You yourself made the heavens and earth by your great power and with your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for you!
- Matthew 19:26Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
- Mark 10:27Looking at them, Jesus said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God, because all things are possible with God.”
- Mark 14:36And he said, “Abba, Father! All things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Nevertheless, not what I will, but what you will.”
- Luke 18:27He replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
- Psalms 44:21wouldn’t God have found this out, since he knows the secrets of the heart?
- Psalms 139:2You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts from far away.
- Jeremiah 17:10I, the Lord, examine the mind, I test the heart to give to each according to his way, according to what his actions deserve.
- Ezekiel 38:10“‘This is what the Lord God says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
- John 2:24Jesus, however, would not entrust himself to them, since he knew them all
- John 21:17He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved that he asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” “Feed my sheep,” Jesus said.
- Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Job 23:13But he is unchangeable; who can oppose him? He does what he desires.
- Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a person’s heart, but the Lord’s decree will prevail.
Commentaries on Job 42:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I know that thou canst do every thing - Thy power is unlimited; thy wisdom infinite.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2I know that thou canst do everything - This is said by Job in view of what had been declared by the Almighty in the previous chapters. It is an acknowledgment that God was omnipotent, and that man ought to be submissive, under the putting forth of his infinite power. One great object of the address of the Almighty was to convince Job of his majesty, and that object was fully accomplished. And that no thought - No purpose or plan of thine. God was able to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-6Job understood the message of God’s speeches: I know that You can do all things. Nothing is too hard for him (Genesis 18:14; Jeremiah 32:17; Matthew 19:26). Job says, No plan of Yours can be thwarted (Job 23:13; Isaiah 14:27; 46:10). Job realized how different he was from God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-62. In the first clause he owns God to be omnipotent over nature, as contrasted with his own feebleness, which God had proved (Job 40:15; 41:34); in the second, that God is supremely just (which, in order to be governor of the world, He must needs be) in all His dealings, as contrasted with his own vileness (Job 42:6), and incompetence to deal with the wicked as a just judge (Job 40:8-14). thought--"purpose," as in Job 17:11; but it is usually applied to…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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