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Job 38:3 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me! "
Job 38:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind,
2 “Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!
4 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.
5 Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?
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Job 38:1
"Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind,"
Job 38:2
"“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?"
Job 38:4
"“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding."
Job 38:5
"Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?"
Job 38:6
"What were its foundations fastened on? Or who laid its cornerstone,"
Job 38:7
"when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?"
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