Job 40:13
Bury them in the dust; lock them away in the grave.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
In Context
12Bring down the proud with your gaze; tread the wicked underfoot right where they are.
14Then I will also agree that your own strength can save you.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He will take care of those who trust him, but the wicked vanish into the darkness, for people don't succeed through their own strength.
Job 14:13I wish you would hide me in Sheol; conceal me there until your anger is gone. Set a definite time for me there, and remember me!
Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are destined for the grave. Death will be their shepherd. Those who live right will rule over them in the morning. Their bodies will decay in the grave, far from their homes.
John 11:44The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of linen, and with a cloth around his face. “Unbind him and set him free,” Jesus told them.
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 →