Job 40:8
\40:13\Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
In Context
7\40:12\Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.
9\40:14\Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.
Cross References
Job 27:2By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;
Job 32:2And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was angry, burning with wrath against Job, because he seemed to himself more right than God;
Job 34:17How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?
Psalms 51:4\51:2\Let all my wrongdoing be washed away, and make me clean from evil.
Isaiah 28:18And the help you were looking for from death will come to nothing, and your agreement with the underworld will be broken; when the overflowing waters come through, then you will be overcome by them.
Romans 3:4In no way: but let God be true, though every man is seen to be untrue; as it is said in the Writings, That your words may be seen to be true, and you may be seen to be right when you are judged.
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 →