Job 40:7
“Now gird up your loins like a man, 1 for I will ask you questions, and you must answer me. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
In Context
6Then Yahweh answered Job out of a fierce storm and said, 1
8Will you actually say that I am unjust? 1 Will you condemn me so you may claim you are right? 1
Cross References
Job 23:3Oh, that I knew where I might find him! 1 Oh, that I might come to his place! 1
Job 42:4You said to me, 'Listen, now, and I will speak; 1 I will ask you things, and you will tell me.' 1
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 →