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Job 40:7–14

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40:7“Get ready for a difficult task8 like a man.

I will question you and you will inform me!

40:8Would you indeed annul9 my justice?

Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?

40:9Do you have an arm as powerful as God’s,10

and can you thunder with a voice like his?

40:10Adorn yourself, then, with majesty and excellency,

and clothe yourself with glory and honor!

40:11Scatter abroad11 the abundance12 of your anger.

Look at every proud man13 and bring him low;

40:12Look at every proud man and abase him;

crush the wicked on the spot!14

40:13Hide them in the dust15 together,

imprison16 them17 in the grave.18

40:14Then I myself will acknowledge19 to you

that your own right hand can save you.20

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Footnotes

  1. 8 See note on “task” in .
  2. 9 The verb פָּרַר (parar) means “to annul; to break; to frustrate.” It was one thing for Job to claim his own integrity, but it was another matter altogether to nullify God’s righteousness in the process.
  3. 10 Heb “do you have an arm like God?” The words “as powerful as” have been supplied in the translation to clarify the metaphor.
  4. 11 The verb was used for scattering lightning (Job 37:11). God is challenging Job to unleash his power and judge wickedness in the world.
  5. 12 Heb “the overflowings.”
  6. 13 The word was just used in the positive sense of excellence or majesty; now the exalted nature of the person refers to self-exaltation, or pride.
  7. 14 The expression translated “on the spot” is the prepositional phrase תַּחְתָּם (takhtam, “under them”). “Under them” means in their place. But it can also mean “where someone stands, on the spot” (see Exod 16:29; Jos 6:5; Judg 7:21, etc.).
  8. 15 The word “dust” can mean “ground” here, or more likely, “grave.”
  9. 16 The verb חָבַשׁ (khavash) means “to bind.” In Arabic the word means “to bind” in the sense of “to imprison,” and that fits here.
  10. 17 Heb “their faces.”
  11. 18 The word is “secret place,” the place where he is to hide them, i.e., the grave. The text uses the word “secret place” as a metonymy for the grave.
  12. 19 The verb is usually translated “praise,” but with the sense of a public declaration or acknowledgment. It is from יָדָה (yadah, in the Hiphil, as here, “give thanks, laud”).
  13. 20 The imperfect verb has the nuance of potential imperfect: “can save; is able to save.”

The NET Bible First Edition, Copyright 1996-2005 by Biblical Studies Press

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Dress for action like a man;

I will question you, and you make it known to me.

Will you even put me in the wrong?

Will you condemn me that you may be in the right?

Have you an arm like God,

and can you thunder with a voice like his?

“Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity;

clothe yourself with glory and splendor.

Pour out the overflowings of your anger,

and look on everyone who is proud and abase him.

Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low

and tread down the wicked where they stand.

Hide them all in the dust together;

bind their faces in the world below.

Then will I also acknowledge to you

that your own right hand can save you.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Brace yourself like a man;

I will question you,

and you shall answer me.

“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?

Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor,

and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.

Unleash the fury of your wrath,

look at all who are proud and bring them low,

look at all who are proud and humble them,

crush the wicked where they stand.

Bury them all in the dust together;

shroud their faces in the grave.

Then I myself will admit to you

that your own right hand can save you.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Get ready to answer me like a man;

when I question you, you will inform me.

Would you really challenge my justice?

Would you declare me guilty to justify yourself?

Do you have an arm like God’s?

Can you thunder with a voice like his?

Adorn yourself with majesty and splendor,

and clothe yourself with honor and glory.

Pour out your raging anger;

look on every proud person and humiliate him.

Look on every proud person and humble him;

trample the wicked where they stand.

Hide them together in the dust;

imprison them in the grave.

Then I will confess to you

that your own right hand can deliver you.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

“Brace yourself like a man,

because I have some questions for you,

and you must answer them.

“Will you discredit my justice

and condemn me just to prove you are right?

Are you as strong as God?

Can you thunder with a voice like his?

All right, put on your glory and splendor,

your honor and majesty.

Give vent to your anger.

Let it overflow against the proud.

Humiliate the proud with a glance;

walk on the wicked where they stand.

Bury them in the dust.

Imprison them in the world of the dead.

Then even I would praise you,

for your own strength would save you.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man,

and I will question you, and you shall declare to me.

“Indeed, would you annul my justice?

Would you condemn me, so that you might be righteous?

Or do you have an arm like God,

and can you thunder with a voice like his?

Adorn yourself with pride and dignity,

and clothe yourself with splendor.

Pour out the overflowing of your anger,

and look at all the proud, and humble them.

Look at all the proud, humble them,

and tread down the wicked where they stand.

Hide them in the dust together;

bind their faces in the grave.

And I will also praise you,

that your own right hand can save you.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

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?

Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency;

And array thyself with glory and beauty.

Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath:

And behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low;

And tread down the wicked in their place.

Hide them in the dust together;

And bind their faces in secret.

Then will I also confess unto thee

That thine own right hand can save thee.

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