Job 40:8
Wilt thou indeed annul my decree? wilt thou condemn me, in order that thou mayest appear righteous?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
In Context
7Do but gird up like a mighty man thy loins: I will ask thee, and do thou inform me.
9But if thou hast an arm like God, or if thou canst thunder loudly like him:
Cross References
Job 27:2As God liveth, who hath removed justice from me; and by the Almighty, who hath embittered my soul:
Job 32:2Thereupon 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 had declared himself more righteous than God.
Job 34:17Is it possible that he who hateth justice should govern? or wilt thou condemn the righteous mighty One?
Psalms 51:4(51:6) To thee, thee only, have I sinned, and what is evil in thy eyes have I done:—in order that thou mightest be righteous when thou speakest, be justified when thou judgest.
Isaiah 28:18And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with the nether world shall not have permanence; the overflowing scourge, when it passeth by—then shall ye 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 →