New King James Version
Job 40:10
10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty.
Job 40:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
- New International Version (NIV)Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
- New Living Translation (NLT)All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty.
Context of Job 40:10
8“Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified? 9Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His? Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty. 11Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him. 12Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.
Read all of Job 40Job 40:10 word by word
עֲדֵ֥ה נָ֣א גָֽא֣וֹן וָגֹ֑בַהּ וְה֖וֹד וְהָדָ֣ר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 40:10
- Job 39:19“Have you given the horse strength? Have you clothed his neck with thunder?
- Psalms 93:1The Lord reigns, He is clothed with majesty; The Lord is clothed, He has girded Himself with strength. Surely the world is established, so that it cannot be moved.
- Psalms 104:1Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty,
- Isaiah 59:17For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, And was clad with zeal as a cloak.
- 1 Chronicles 29:11Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, And You are exalted as head over all.
- Psalms 21:5His glory is great in Your salvation; Honor and majesty You have placed upon him.
- Psalms 45:3Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One, With Your glory and Your majesty.
- Matthew 6:13And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
- 2 Peter 1:16For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
- Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,
- Exodus 28:2And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.
- Psalms 50:2Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God will shine forth.
- Psalms 90:16Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your glory to their children.
- Psalms 149:4For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation.
- Isaiah 4:2In that day the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious; And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and appealing For those of Israel who have escaped.
- 1 Corinthians 15:54So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: “Death is 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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