Job 40:6
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind,
New Heart 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 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 disclosed.
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 →