Job 40:2
Girde vp now thy loynes like a man: I will demaunde of thee, and declare thou vnto me.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
In Context
1Againe the Lord answered Iob out of the whirle winde, and said,
3Wilt thou disanul my iudgement? or wilt thou condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?
Cross References
Job 3:20Wherefore is the light giuen to him that is in miserie? and life vnto them that haue heauie hearts?
Job 7:12Am I a sea or a whalefish, that thou keepest me in warde?
Job 9:3If I would dispute with him, hee could not answere him one thing of a thousand.
Job 9:32For he is not a man as I am, that I shoulde answere him, if we come together to iudgement.
Job 10:14If I haue sinned, then thou wilt streightly looke vnto me, and wilt not holde mee giltlesse of mine iniquitie.
Job 14:16But nowe thou nombrest my steppes, and doest not delay my sinnes.
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 →