Job 40:1-7

1 respondens autem Dominus Iob de turbine ait

2 accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos interrogabo te et indica mihi

3 numquid irritum facies iudicium meum et condemnabis me ut tu iustificeris

4 et si habes brachium sicut Deus et si voce simili tonas

5 circumda tibi decorem et in sublime erigere et esto gloriosus et speciosis induere vestibus

6 disperge superbos furore tuo et respiciens omnem arrogantem humilia

7 respice cunctos superbos et confunde eos et contere impios in loco suo

Job 40:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO JOB 40

In this chapter Job is called upon to give in his answer, Job 40:1,2, which he does in the most humble manner, acknowledging his vileness and folly, Job 40:3-5; and then the Lord proceeds to give him further conviction of his superior justice and power, Job 40:6-9; and one thing he proposes to him, to humble the proud, if he could, and then he would own his own right hand could save him, Job 40:10-15; and observes to him another instance of his power in a creature called behemoth, which he had made, and gives a description of, Job 40:15-24.