Job 38:3
Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
In Context
2“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
4“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.
Cross References
1 Kings 18:46The LORD’s hand was on Elijah; and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Job 13:22Then call, and I will answer, or let me speak, and you answer me.
Job 23:3Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!
Job 40:2“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
Job 42:4You said, ‘Listen, now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.’
1 Peter 1:13Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—
Matthew Henry on Job 38:2-4
God Answers Out of the Whirlwind. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? 3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Let us observe here, 1. Who speaks— The Lord, Jehovah, not a created angel, but the eternal Word himself, the second person in the blessed Trinity, for it is he by whom the worlds were made, and that was no other than the Son of God. The same speaks here that… Read the whole commentary →