Job 40:4
Behold, I am too vile: what shall I answer thee? my hand do I place on my mouth.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
In Context
3Then answered Job the Lord, and said,
5Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will not repeat it again.
Cross References
Genesis 18:27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, although I am but dust and ashes:
Leviticus 13:12And if the leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of [him that hath] the plague from his head even to the feet, so far as the eyes of the priest can see:
2 Samuel 24:10And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in what I have done; and now, I beseech thee, O Lord, cause the iniquity of thy servant to pass away; for I have acted very foolishly.
Ezra 9:6And I said, O my God, I am ashamed and confounded to lift up my face unto thee, my God! for our iniquities are increased above our head, and our guiltiness is grown up as far as the heavens.
Nehemiah 9:33Nevertheless thou art righteous in all that is come over us; for thou hast acted [according to] truth, but we have done wickedly.
Job 16:21And oh that a man might plead with God, as one son of earth with the other!
Matthew Henry on Job 40:2-6
Job's Humble Submission. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said, 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. 3 Then Job answered the Lord , and said, 4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further. Here is, I. A humbling challenge which God gave to Job. After he had heaped up many hard questions upon him, to show him,… Read the whole commentary →