Job 42:2 meaning and explanation

“I know that You can do all things and that no plan of Yours can be thwarted.

Job 42:2, Berean Standard Bible

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These are Job's first words after God has spoken from the whirlwind, and they answer God's own questions rather than defending Job's innocence. Job had demanded a hearing and insisted on his integrity; now, confronted with the breadth of God's rule over creation, he concedes that God's purpose (the Hebrew word can mean plan or purpose) cannot be blocked or cut off.

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