Job 40:7 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.”

Job 40:7

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

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

Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

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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 40:3

"Then Job answered the LORD, and said,"

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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