Job 40:4
Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
In Context
3Then Job answered LORD, and said,
5I have spoken once, and I will not answer, yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.
Cross References
Genesis 18:27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.
Leviticus 13:12And if the leprous disease breaks out abroad in the skin, and the leprous disease covers all the skin of the disease from his head even to his feet, as far as appears to the priest,
2 Samuel 24:10And David's heart smote him after he had numbered the people. And David said to LORD, I have sinned greatly in that which I have done, but now, O LORD, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant, for I have done very foo
Ezra 9:6and I said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God, for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens.
Nehemiah 9:33However thou are just in all that has come upon us, for thou have dealt truly, but we have done wickedly,
Job 16:21that he would maintain the right of a man with God, and of a son of man with his neighbor!
Matthew Henry on Job 40:2-6
Job's Humble Submission. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said, 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. 3 Then Job answered the Lord , and said, 4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further. Here is, I. A humbling challenge which God gave to Job. After he had heaped up many hard questions upon him, to show him,… Read the whole commentary →