Job 42:3

who is he that hideth That is, that obscurescounsel. The words of the Almighty (ch. Job 38:2) echo through Job's mind, and he repeats them, speaking of himself. The rest of the verse expands the idea of "obscuring counsel," or states its consequence. As one that obscured counsel Job had uttered that which he understood not. The reference is to his former judgments regarding God's operations in the world, and the rashness of his own language.