Job 38:3
Prepare yourself, be strong, for I am going to question you, and you must answer me.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
In Context
2“Who is this who questions my wisdom by talking so ignorantly?
4Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have such knowledge!
Cross References
1 Kings 18:46The Lord gave his power to Elijah—he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
Job 13:22Then call, and I will answer. Or let me speak, and then answer me.
Job 23:3If only I knew where I could find him so I could go to where he sits in judgment.
Job 40:2“Are you still going to fight with the Almighty and try to set him straight? Anyone who argues with God must give some answers.”
Job 42:4You told me, ‘Listen to me, I am going to speak. I am going to question you, and you must answer me.’
1 Peter 1:13Make sure your minds are in gear. Be clear-headed. Fix your hope exclusively on the grace you'll be given when Jesus is revealed.
Matthew Henry on Job 38:2-4
God Answers Out of the Whirlwind. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? 3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Let us observe here, 1. Who speaks— The Lord, Jehovah, not a created angel, but the eternal Word himself, the second person in the blessed Trinity, for it is he by whom the worlds were made, and that was no other than the Son of God. The same speaks here that… Read the whole commentary →