New American Standard Bible 2020
Job 40:12
12Look at everyone who is arrogant, and 1humble him, And 2trample down the wicked 3where they stand.
Job 40:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
- New International Version (NIV)look at all who are proud and humble them, crush the wicked where they stand.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low and tread down the wicked where they stand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.
Context of Job 40:12
10“Adorn yourself with pride and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty. 11Let out your outbursts of anger, And look at everyone who is arrogant, and humble him. Look at everyone who is arrogant, and humble him, And trample down the wicked where they stand. 13Hide them together in the dust; Imprison them in the hidden place. 14Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you.
Read all of Job 40Job 40:12 word by word
רְאֵ֣ה כָל־גֵּ֭אֶה הַכְנִיעֵ֑הוּ וַהֲדֹ֖ךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 40:12
- Psalms 60:12Through God we will do valiantly, And it is He who will trample down our enemies.
- Proverbs 15:25The Lord will tear down the house of the proud, But He will set the boundary of the widow.
- Isaiah 10:6I send it against a godless nation And commission it against the people of My fury To capture spoils and to seize plunder, And to trample them down like mud in the streets.
- Zechariah 10:5And they will be like warriors, Trampling down the enemy in the mud of the streets in battle; And they will fight, because the Lord will be with them; And the riders on horses will be put to shame.
- Malachi 4:3And you will crush the wicked underfoot, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I am preparing,” says the Lord of armies.
- Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
- Job 36:20Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their places.
- Ecclesiastes 11:3If the clouds are full, they pour out rain on the earth; and whether a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, wherever the tree falls, there it lies.
- Acts 1:25to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”
Commentaries on Job 40:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And tread down the wicked in their place - Even in the very place where they are, crush them to the dust, as God can. It is implied that God was able to do this, and he appeals to it as a proof of his power.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. 11-12Job could not humble proud people without God's authority (Isaiah 2:11–12, 17; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5–6; Malachi 4:3; Romans 16:20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. proud--high (Da 4:37). in their place--on the spot; suddenly, before they can move from their place. (See on Job 34:26; Job 36:20).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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