Job 40:12
He draws up his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs have been drawn together.
Catholic Public Domain Version
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
11His strength is in his lower back, and his power is in the center of his abdomen.
13His bones are like pipes of brass; his cartilage is like plates of iron.
Cross References
Job 36:20Do not prolong the night, even if people rise on their behalf.
Psalms 94:2Let us anticipate his presence with confession, and let us sing joyfully to him with psalms.
Ecclesiastes 11:3If the clouds have been filled, they will pour forth rain upon the earth. If a tree falls to the south, or to the north, or to whatever direction it may fall, there it shall remain.
Isaiah 13:11And I will act against the evils of the world, and against the impious for their iniquity. And I will cause the pride of the unfaithful to cease, and I will bring down the arrogance of the strong.
Zechariah 10:5And they will be like the strong, trampling the mud of the ways in battle. And they will fight, for the Lord is with them. And the riders of the horses will be confounded.
Acts 1:25to take a place in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas prevaricated, so that he might go to his own 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 →