Job 40:8
Are you really going to say my decisions are wrong? Are you going to condemn me so you can be right?
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
In Context
7“Prepare yourself, be strong, for I am going to question you, and you must answer me.
9Are you as powerful as I am? Does your voice thunder like mine?
Cross References
Job 27:2“I promise you—as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter,
Job 32:2Then Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, grew angry. He was angry with Job for claiming he was right rather than God.
Job 34:17Do you really think someone who hated justice could govern? Are you going to condemn Almighty God who always does what is right?
Psalms 51:4I have sinned against you, you alone. I have done evil in your sight. So you are right in what you say, and fair when you judge.
Isaiah 28:18Your agreement with death will be canceled; your contract with the grave will be revoked. When the terrible disaster rushes by, it will trample you underfoot.
Romans 3:4Of course not! Even if everyone else is proved to be lying, God always tells the truth. As Scripture says, “What you say will be proved right, and you will win your case 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 →