Job 40:4
See, I am vile; what shall I answer Thee? 1 I will lay mine yad upon my mouth. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 Iyov answered Hashem, and said, 1
5Once have I spoken, but I will not answer; 1 yea, shtayim (twice), but I will proceed no further. 1
Cross References
Genesis 18:27And Avraham answered and said, Hinei now, I, which am but aphar and ashes, have taken upon me to speak unto Hashem;
Leviticus 13:12And if a tzara'at break out abroad in the skin, and the tzara'at cover all the skin of him that hath the nega from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the kohen looketh,
2 Samuel 24:10And the lev Dovid struck him after that he had numbered HaAm. And Dovid said unto Hashem, Chatati (I have sinned) me'od (greatly) in what I have done; and now, Hashem, take away the avon (iniquity, guilt) of Thy eved; for I have done very foolishly.
Ezra 9:6And davened, O Elohai, I am ashamed and am disgraced to lift up my face to thee, Elohai, for avonoteinu are increased over our head, and ashmateinu (our guilt) is reached up unto Shomayim.
Nehemiah 9:33Howbeit Thou art tzaddik in all that is brought upon us; for Thou hast done emes, but we have done wrong;
Job 16:21O that one might plead for a man with Eloah, 1 as a man pleadeth for his neighbor! 1
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 →