God’s Word Translation
Job 40:7
7“Brace yourself like a man! I will ask you, and you will teach me.
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
5I spoke once, but I can’t answer— twice, but not again.” 6Then the Lord responded to Job out of a storm, “Brace yourself like a man! I will ask you, and you will teach me. 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?
Read all of Job 40Job 40:7 word by word
אֱזָר־נָ֣א כְגֶ֣בֶר חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ אֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 40:7
- Job 13:22Then call, and I’ll answer. Otherwise, I’ll speak, and you’ll answer me.
- Job 23:3“If only I knew where I could find God! I would go where he lives.
- Job 38:3Brace yourself like a man! I will ask you, and you will teach me.
- Job 42:4“⌞You said,⌟ ‘Listen now, and I will speak. I will ask you, and you will teach 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
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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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