Job 38:1
And the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
In Context
2Who is this who makes the purpose of God dark by words without knowledge?
Cross References
Exodus 19:16And when morning came on the third day, there were thunders and flames and a thick cloud on the mountain, and a horn sounding very loud; and all the people in the tents were shaking with fear.
Deuteronomy 5:22These words the Lord said to all of you together on the mountain, out of the heart of the fire, out of the cloud and the dark, with a great voice: and he said no more; he put them in writing on the two stones of the law and gave them to me.
2 Kings 2:1Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a great wind, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
Job 11:5But if only God would take up the word, opening his lips in argument with you;
Job 37:9Out of its place comes the storm-wind, and the cold out of its store-houses.
Job 40:1\40:6\Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
Matthew Henry on Job 38:1
In most disputes the strife is who shall have the last word. Job's friends had, in this controversy, tamely yielded it to Job, and then he to Elihu. But, after all the wranglings of the counsel at bar, the judge upon the bench must have the last word; so God had here, and so he will have in every controversy, for every man's judgment proceeds from him and by his definitive sentence every man must stand or fall and every cause be won or lost. Job had often appealed to God, and had talked boldly how he would order… Read the whole commentary →