Job 42:5
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.In other versions
I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee:
ASV
Word of you had come to my ears, but now my eye has seen you.
BBE
I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear, but now mine eye seeth thee:
DBY
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, But now my eye sees you.
WEB
By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee, And now mine eye hath seen Thee.
YLT
I have heard of you by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye sees you.
ENG
I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now my eye seeth thee.
WBT
My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.
BSB
In context
3Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.
4Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
5I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
6Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
7And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.