Job 40:12
\40:17\His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
In Context
11\40:16\His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.
13\40:18\His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.
Cross References
Job 36:20...
Psalms 94:2Be lifted up, O judge of the earth; let their reward come to the men of pride.
Ecclesiastes 11:3If the clouds are full of rain, they send it down on the earth; and if a tree comes down to the south, or the north, in whatever place it comes down, there it will be.
Isaiah 13:11And I will send punishment on the world for its evil, and on the sinners for their wrongdoing; and I will put an end to all pride, and will make low the power of the cruel.
Zechariah 10:5Together they will be like men of war, crushing down their haters into the earth of the streets in the fight; they will make war because the Lord is with them: and the horsemen will be shamed.
Acts 1:25To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place.
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 →