Job 40:9

Job 40:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?
• New Living Translation (NLT)Are you as strong as God? Can you thunder with a voice like his?

Context of Job 40:9

7“Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. 8“Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself? Do you have an arm like God’s, and can your voice thunder like his? 10Then 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,

Job 40:9 word by word

וְאִם־זְר֖וֹעַ כָּאֵ֥ל׀ לָ֑ךְ וּ֝בְק֗וֹל כָּמֹ֥הוּ תַרְעֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hast thou an armזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
• like Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• or canst thou thunderרָעַםrâ‛am · to thunderH7481
• with a voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963

Cross-references for Job 40:9

• Job 9:4His wisdom is profound, his power is vast. Who has resisted him and come out unscathed?
• Job 23:6Would he vigorously oppose me? No, he would not press charges against me.
• Job 33:12“But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than any mortal.
• Exodus 15:6Your right hand, Lord, was majestic in power. Your right hand, Lord, shattered the enemy.
• Psalms 89:10You crushed Rahab like one of the slain; with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.
• Isaiah 45:9“Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker, those who are nothing but potsherds among the potsherds on the ground. Does the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘The potter has no hands’?
• 1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
• Job 37:4After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back.
• Psalms 39:3my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:

Commentaries on Job 40:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Hast thou an arm like God? - Every word, from this to the end of Job 40:14, has a wonderful tendency to humble the soul; and it is no wonder that at the conclusion of these sayings Job fell in the dust confounded, and ascribed righteousness to his Maker.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Hast thou an arm like God? - The arm is the symbol of strength. The question here is, whether Job would venture to compare his strength with the omnipotence of God? Or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? - Thunder is a symbol of the majesty of the Most High, and is often spoken of as the voice of God; see Psalm 29:1-11. The question here is, whether Job could presume to compare himself with the Almighty, whose voice was the thunder?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. 99. arm--God's omnipotence (Is 53:1). thunder--God's voice (Job 37:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Job 40:9

• God
• Power

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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