Job 40:3 — Meaning and Application

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“Then Job answered the LORD, and said,”

Job 40:3

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Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,

Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct {him}? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

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Job 40:1

"Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,"

Job 40:2

"Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct {him}? he that reproveth God, let him answer it."

Job 40:4

"Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth."

Job 40:5

"Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further."

Job 40:6

"Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,"

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