Job 40:7

Job 40:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
• New International Version (NIV)“Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me:

Context of Job 40:7

5Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further. 6And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me. 8Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous? 9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Job 40:7 word by word

אֱזָר־נָ֣א כְגֶ֣בֶר חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ אֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• Girdאָזַר'âzar · to girdH247
• loinsחָלָץchâlâts · loinH2504
• manגָּבֶרgeber · great manH1397

Cross-references for Job 40:7

• Job 13:22Then call, and I will answer; or I will speak, and answer thou me.
• Job 23:3Oh that I knew where I might find him, that I might come to his seat!
• Job 38:3Gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.
• Job 42:4Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and inform me.

Commentaries on Job 40:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Gird up thy loins - See Job 38:1-3. Some think that this and the preceding verse have been repeated here from Job 38:1-3, and that several of the words there, here, and Job 42:3, have been repeated, in after times, to connect some false gatherings of the sheets of parchment, on which the end of this poem was originally written. See on Job 40:1; (note), and at the end of the chapter.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Gird up thy loins now like a man - An expression taken from the ancient mode of dress. That was a loose, flowing robe, which was secured by a girdle when traveling, or when one entered upon anything requiring energy; see the notes at Matthew 5:38-41. The meaning here is, “Prepare thyself for the highest effort that can be made. Put forth all your strength, and explain to me what will now be said;” compare the notes at Isaiah 41:21. I will demand of thee…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 Those who profit by what they have heard from God, shall hear more from him. And those who are truly convinced of sin, yet need to be more thoroughly convinced and more humbled. No doubt God, and he only, has power to humble and bring down proud men; he has wisdom to know when and how to do it, and it is not for us to teach him how to govern the world. Our own hands cannot save us by recommending us to God's grace, much less rescuing us from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7The LORD repeated his earlier challenge (refer to 38:1–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-147. (See on Job 38:3). Since Job has not only spoken against God, but accused Him of injustice, God challenges him to try, could he govern the world, as God by His power doth, and punish the proud and wicked (Job 40:7-14).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 40:7

• God

In the dictionaries

• Abase
• Array
• Compass
• Disannul
• Thunder
• Demand
• Night-Monster

Commentaries on Job 40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings