Job 40:10

10 Adorn yourself [with] pride and dignity, and clothe yourself [with] splendor.

Job 40:10 Meaning and Commentary

Job 40:10

Deck thyself now [with] majesty and excellency
With excellent majesty, as I am decked and clothed, ( Psalms 93:1 ) ;

and array thyself with glory and beauty;
appear in the most glorious and splendid manner thou canst, make the best figure thou art able, put on royal robes, and take thy seat and throne, and sit as a king or judge in state and pomp, and exert thyself to do the following things; or take my seat and throne as the judge of the whole earth, and try if thou canst govern the world better than I do; for these and the expressions following are said in an ironic manner.

Job 40:10 In-Context

8 "Indeed, would you annul my justice? Would you condemn me, so that you might be righteous?

9 Or do you have an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?

10 Adorn yourself [with] pride and dignity, and clothe yourself [with] splendor.

11 Pour out the overflowing of your anger, and look at all [the] proud, and humble them.

12 Look at all [the] proud, humble them, and tread down [the] wicked {where they stand}.

Footnotes

• [a]. The particle sometimes translated "please" is present, but an almighty God or sovereign king does not say "please" when commanding his subjects