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Job 38:2–3

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2“Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?*

3Gird up your loins like a man;

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

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Cross references

  1. *Job 35:16; 42:3; 1 Tim 1:7
  2. *Job 40:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

Dress for action like a man;

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Who is this that obscures my plans

with words without knowledge?

Brace yourself like a man;

I will question you,

and you shall answer me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Who is this who obscures my counsel

with ignorant words?

Get ready to answer me like a man;

when I question you, you will inform me.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Who is this that questions my wisdom

with such ignorant words?

Brace yourself like a man,

because I have some questions for you,

and you must answer them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Who is this darkening counsel

by words without knowledge?

Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man,

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

KJV 1900King James Version

Who is this that darkeneth counsel

By words without knowledge?

Gird up now thy loins like a man;

For I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.