Job 40:2
הֲרֹב עִם ־ שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה ׃ פ
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
In Context
1וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת ־ אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר ׃
3וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת ־ יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַֽר ׃
Cross References
Job 3:20לָמָּה יִתֵּן לְעָמֵל אוֹר וְחַיִּים לְמָרֵי נָֽפֶשׁ ׃
Job 7:12הֲֽיָם ־ אָנִי אִם ־ תַּנִּין כִּֽי ־ תָשִׂים עָלַי מִשְׁמָֽר ׃
Job 9:3אִם ־ יַחְפֹּץ לָרִיב עִמּוֹ לֹֽא ־ יַעֲנֶנּוּ אַחַת מִנִּי ־ אָֽלֶף ׃
Job 9:32כִּי ־ לֹא ־ אִישׁ כָּמֹנִי אֶֽעֱנֶנּוּ נָבוֹא יַחְדָּו בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט ׃
Job 10:14אִם ־ חָטָאתִי וּשְׁמַרְתָּנִי וּמֵעֲוֺנִי לֹא תְנַקֵּֽנִי ׃
Job 14:16כִּֽי ־ עַתָּה צְעָדַי תִּסְפּוֹר לֹֽא ־ תִשְׁמוֹר עַל ־ חַטָּאתִֽי ׃
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 →