Job 40:2
Whether he, that striveth with God, shall have rest so lightly? Soothly he, that reproveth God, oweth for to answer to him. (Shall he, who argueth with God, now so easily have rest? Yea he, who rebuketh God, ought to answer him.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
In Context
1And the Lord added to (this), and spake to Job (or and spoke more to Job), and said,
3And Job answered to the Lord, and said,
Cross References
Job 3:20Why is light given to the wretch, and life to them that be in bitterness of soul? (Why is light given to the wretch, and life to those who have a bitter soul?)
Job 7:12Whether I am a sea, either a whale, for thou hast (en)compassed me with a prison? (Am I a sea, or a whale, for thou hast surrounded me with a prison?)
Job 9:3If he will strive with God, he may not answer to God one for a thousand. (And if he will argue with God, he cannot answer to God one question out of a thousand.)
Job 9:32Truly I shall not answer a man, that is like me; neither that may be heard evenly with me in doom. (Truly I shall not be able to answer him, for he is not a man who is like me; nor is he someone who can equally be heard with me in court, or at the judgement.)
Job 10:14And if when I did sin, thou sparedest me at an hour; why sufferest thou not me to be clean of my wickedness? ( And when I did sin, thou sawest me; but thou wouldest not cleanse me of my wickedness.)
Job 14:16Soothly thou hast numbered my steps; but spare thou my sins (or but please do not count up my sins).
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 →