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Job 40:10
10Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
Job 40:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty.
Context of Job 40:10
8“Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself? 9Do you have an arm like God’s, and can your voice thunder like his? Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty. 11Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at all who are proud and bring them low, 12look at all who are proud and humble them, crush the wicked where they stand.
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עֲדֵ֥ה נָ֣א גָֽא֣וֹן וָגֹ֑בַהּ וְה֖וֹד וְהָדָ֣ר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 40:10
- Job 39:19“Do you give the horse its strength or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
- Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength; indeed, the world is established, firm and secure.
- Psalms 104:1Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.
- Psalms 21:5Through the victories you gave, his glory is great; you have bestowed on him splendor and majesty.
- Psalms 45:3Gird your sword on your side, you mighty one; clothe yourself with splendor and majesty.
- Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’
- 2 Peter 1:16For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
- Jude 1:24To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—
- Exodus 28:2Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor.
- Psalms 50:2From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.
- Psalms 90:16May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children.
- Psalms 149:4For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.
- Isaiah 4:2In that day the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel.
- 1 Corinthians 15:54When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in 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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