Job 40:8
Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
In Context
7Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
9Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
Cross References
Job 27:2As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath dealt bitterly with me;
Job 32:2Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram; against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
Job 34:17Shall even one that hateth right govern? And wilt thou condemn Him that is just and mighty —
Psalms 51:4(51-6) Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in Thy sight; that Thou mayest be justified when Thou speakest, and be in the right when Thou judgest.
Isaiah 28:18And your covenant with death shall be disannulled and your agreement with the nether-world shall not stand; when the scouring scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it,
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 →