Job 40:6
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
In Context
5I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”
7“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
Cross References
Psalms 50:3Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
2 Peter 3:10But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be burned up.
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 →