Job 40:6
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
World English Bible
In The King James Version
Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
In Context
5I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
7“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
Cross References
Psalms 50:3Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him.
2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat; and the earth and the works that are in it 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 →