Job 40:6

Job 40:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:

Context of Job 40:6

4"Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. 5I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but I will proceed no further." Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: 7"Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. 8Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right?

Job 40:6 word by word

וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָ֣ה אֶת־אִ֭יּוֹב מִ֥ן׀ סְעָרָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• unto Jobאִיּוֹב'îyôb · JobH347
• out of the whirlwindסְעָרָהsa‛ar se‛ârâh · tempestH5591
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Job 40:6

• Job 38:1Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
• Psalms 50:3Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest.
• Hebrews 12:18For you have not come to what may be touched, a blazing fire and darkness and gloom and a tempest
• 2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the heavenly bodies will be burned up and dissolved, and the earth and the works that are done on it will be exposed.

Commentaries on Job 40:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind - See the notes at Job 38:1. God here resumes the argument which had been interrupted in order to give Job an opportunity to speak and to carry his cause before the Almighty, as he had desired, see Job 40:2. Since Job had nothing to say, the argument, which had been suspended, is resumed and completed.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. 66. the Lord--Jehovah.Read the comment

Topics related to Job 40:6

• God

In the dictionaries

• Job
• Abase
• Array
• Compass
• Disannul
• Thunder
• Night-Monster
• Text of the Old Testament
• Whirlwind

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