Job 40:12

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

10Adorn yourself, then, with majesty and excellency, and clothe yourself with glory and honor! 11Scatter abroad the abundance of your anger. Look at every proud man and bring him low; Look at every proud man and abase him; crush the wicked on the spot! 13Hide them in the dust together, imprison them in the grave. 14Then I myself will acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you.

Job 40:12 word by word

רְאֵ֣ה כָל־גֵּ֭אֶה הַכְנִיעֵ֑הוּ וַהֲדֹ֖ךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תַּחְתָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Lookרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• proudגֵּאֶהge'eh · proudH1343
• bring him lowכָּנַעkâna‛ · be humbleH3665
• and tread downהָדַךְhâdak · to tread downH1915
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Job 40:12

• Psalms 60:12By God’s power we will conquer; he will trample down our enemies.
• Proverbs 15:25The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but he maintains the boundaries of the widow.
• Isaiah 10:6I sent him against a godless nation, I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, to take plunder and to carry away loot, to trample them down like dirt in the streets.
• Zechariah 10:5And they will be like warriors trampling the mud of the streets in battle. They will fight, for the Lord will be with them, and will defeat the enemy cavalry.
• Malachi 4:3You will trample on the wicked, for they will be like ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing,” says the Lord who rules over all.
• Romans 16:20The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
• Job 36:20Do not long for the cover of night to drag people away from their homes.
• Ecclesiastes 11:3If the clouds are full of rain, they will empty themselves on the earth, and whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, the tree will lie wherever it falls.
• Acts 1:25to assume the task of this service 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

Topics related to Job 40:12

• God

In the dictionaries

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• Disannul
• Thunder
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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