God’s Word Translation
Job 40:10
10Then dress yourself in majesty and dignity. Clothe yourself in splendor and glory.
Job 40:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
- New International Version (NIV)Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty.
Context of Job 40:10
8“Would you undo my justice? Would you condemn me so that you can be righteous? 9Do you have power like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like his? Then dress yourself in majesty and dignity. Clothe yourself in splendor and glory. 11Unleash your outbursts of anger. Look at all who are arrogant, and put them down. 12Look at all who are arrogant, and humble them. Crush wicked people wherever they are.
Read all of Job 40Job 40:10 word by word
עֲדֵ֥ה נָ֣א גָֽא֣וֹן וָגֹ֑בַהּ וְה֖וֹד וְהָדָ֣ר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 40:10
- Job 39:19“Can you give strength to a horse or dress its neck with a flowing mane?
- Psalms 93:1The Lord rules as king! He is clothed with majesty. The Lord has clothed himself; he has armed himself with power. The world was set in place; it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 104:1Praise the Lord, my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great. You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- Isaiah 59:17He puts on righteousness like a coat of armor and a helmet of salvation on his head. He wears clothes of vengeance. He wraps himself with fury as a coat.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Greatness, power, splendor, glory, and majesty are yours, Lord, because everything in heaven and on earth is yours. The kingdom is yours, Lord, and you are honored as head of all things.
- Psalms 21:5Because of your victory his glory is great. You place splendor and majesty on him.
- Psalms 45:3O warrior, strap your sword to your side with your splendor and majesty.
- Matthew 6:13Don’t allow us to be tempted. Instead, rescue us from the evil one.
- 2 Peter 1:16When we apostles told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we didn’t base our message on clever myths that we made up. Rather, we witnessed his majesty with our own eyes.
- Jude 1:24God can guard you so that you don’t fall and so that you can be full of joy as you stand in his glorious presence without fault.
- Exodus 28:2Make holy clothes for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor.
- Psalms 50:2God shines from Zion, the perfection of beauty.
- Psalms 90:16Let ⌞us,⌟ your servants, see what you can do. Let our children see your glorious power.
- Psalms 149:4because the Lord takes pleasure in his people. He crowns those who are oppressed with victory.
- Isaiah 4:2When that day comes, the branch of the Lord will be beautiful and wonderful. The fruit of the land will be the pride and joy of Israel’s survivors.
- 1 Corinthians 15:54When this body that decays is changed into a body that cannot decay, and this mortal body is changed into a body that will live forever, then the teaching of Scripture will come true: “Death is turned into victory!
Commentaries on Job 40:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Deck thyself now with majesty - Act like God, seeing thou hast been assuming to thyself perfections that belong to him alone.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency - That is, such as God has. Put on everything which you can, which would indicate rank, wealth, power, and see whether it could all be compared with the majesty of God; compare Psalm 104:1, “O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honor and majesty.”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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. See, hast thou power and majesty like God's, to enable thee to judge and govern the world?Read the comment
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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
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