Job 40:13
Hide them in the dust all together, Their faces, bind thou in darkness;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
In Context
12Look on every one who is high, and humble him, yea tread down the lawless, on the spot:
14And, even I myself, will praise thee, in that thine own right hand can bring thee salvation.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9The feet of his loving ones, he doth guard, But, the lawless, in darkness shall be silent,—For, by strength, shall no man prevail.
Job 14:13Oh that, in hades, thou wouldst hide me! that thou wouldst keep me secret, until the turn of thine anger, that thou wouldst set for me a fixed time, and remember me:
Psalms 49:14Like sheep—into hades, are they driven, Death shall shepherd them,—And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, Even their form, is to decay, Hades, is all that remaineth of a habitation for him.
John 11:44He that was dead came forth, bound feet and hands with bandages, and, his face, with a napkin, was bound about. Jesus saith unto them—Loose him, and let him go.
Matthew Henry on Job 40:7-15
Divine Justice and Power; God's Dominion over the Proud. ( b. c. 1520.) 6 Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath:… Read the whole commentary →