Job 40:8
Will you actually say that I am unjust? 1 Will you condemn me so you may claim you are right? 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
In Context
7“Now gird up your loins like a man, 1 for I will ask you questions, and you must answer me. 1
9Do you have an arm like God's? 1 Can you thunder with a voice like him? 1
Cross References
Job 27:2“As surely as God lives, who has taken away my justice, 1 the Almighty, who made my life bitter, 1
Job 32:2Then was kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram; it was kindled against Job because he justified himself rather than God.
Job 34:17Can one who hates justice govern? 1 Will you condemn God, who is righteous and mighty? 1
Psalms 51:4Against you, you only, I have sinned 1 and done what is evil in your sight; 1 you are right when you speak; 1 you are correct when you judge. 1
Isaiah 28:18Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. 1 When the raging flood passes through, you will be overwhelmed by it. 1
Romans 3:4May it never be. Instead, let God be found to be true, even though every man is a liar. As it has been written, 1 “That you might be shown to be righteous in your words, 1 and that you might prevail when you come into judgment.”
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 →