Job 40:9
Or have thou an arm like God? And can thou thunder with a voice like him?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
In Context
8Will thou even annul my judgment? Will thou condemn me, that thou may be justified?
10Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity, and array thyself with honor and majesty.
Cross References
Exodus 15:6Thy right hand, O LORD, is glorious in power. Thy right hand, O LORD, dashes the enemy in pieces.
Job 9:4[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?
Job 33:12Behold, I will answer thee. In this thou are not just, for God is greater than man.
Job 37:4After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty, and he does not restrain [the lightnings] when his voice is heard.
Psalms 29:4The voice of LORD is powerful. The voice of LORD is full of majesty.
Psalms 89:10Thou have broken Rahab in pieces, as a wounded man. Thou have scattered thine enemies with the arm of thy strength.
Matthew Henry on Job 40:7-15
Divine Justice and Power; God's Dominion over the Proud. ( b. c. 1520.) 6 Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath:… Read the whole commentary →