Job 38:3
Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
In Context
2“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?
4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding.
Cross References
1 Kings 18:46And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
Job 13:22Then call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You can reply.
Job 23:3If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.
Job 40:2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
Job 42:4You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will question you, and you shall inform Me.’
1 Peter 1:13Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Matthew Henry on Job 38:2-4
God Answers Out of the Whirlwind. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? 3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Let us observe here, 1. Who speaks— The Lord, Jehovah, not a created angel, but the eternal Word himself, the second person in the blessed Trinity, for it is he by whom the worlds were made, and that was no other than the Son of God. The same speaks here that… Read the whole commentary →