Job 40:11

11 Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud.

Job 40:11 Meaning and Commentary

Job 40:11

Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath
Work thyself up into a passion, at least seemingly; put on all the airs of a wrathful and enraged king on a throne of state, whose wrath is like the roaring of a lion, and as messengers of death; pour out menaces plentifully, threatening what thou wilt do; and try if by such means thou canst humble the spirit of a proud man, as follows;

and behold everyone [that is] proud, and abase him;
look sternly at him, put on a fierce, furious, and menacing countenance, and see if thou canst dash a proud man out of countenance, and humble him before thee, as I am able; among the many instances of divine power the Lord settles upon this one, and proposes it to Job to try his skill and power upon, the humbling of a proud man.

Job 40:11 In-Context

9 Are you as strong as God? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
10 All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty.
11 Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud.
12 Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them in the dust. Imprison them in the world of the dead.
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