Job 38:1
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
In Context
2“Who is this who questions my wisdom by talking so ignorantly?
Cross References
Exodus 19:16When morning came on the third day there was thunder and lightning, and a thick cloud covered the mountain. There was the very loud sound of a ram's horn, and everyone in the camp shook with fear.
Deuteronomy 5:22In a loud voice the Lord gave these commandments to all of you, speaking from the fire, the cloud, and the deep darkness that covered the mountain. He didn't add anything else. He wrote them down on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.
2 Kings 2:1Just before the Lord took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were walking together on their way from Gilgal.
Job 11:5If only God would speak up and tell you directly,
Job 37:9The south wind blows in storms, while the north wind blows in cold weather.
Job 40:1God continued speaking to Job.
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 →