Job 40:5
אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אוֹסִֽיף ׃ פ
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
In Context
4הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ ־ פִֽי ׃
6וַיַּֽעַן ־ יְהוָה אֶת ־ אִיּוֹב מנ סערה וַיֹּאמַֽר ׃
Cross References
Job 9:3אִם ־ יַחְפֹּץ לָרִיב עִמּוֹ לֹֽא ־ יַעֲנֶנּוּ אַחַת מִנִּי ־ אָֽלֶף ׃
Job 33:14כִּֽי ־ בְאַחַת יְדַבֶּר ־ אֵל וּבִשְׁתַּיִם לֹא יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה ׃
Psalms 62:11אַל ־ תִּבְטְחוּ בְעֹשֶׁק וּבְגָזֵל אַל ־ תֶּהְבָּלוּ חַיִל ׀ כִּֽי ־ יָנוּב אַל ־ תָּשִׁיתוּ לֵֽב ׃
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 →