Job 40:8-14

8 “Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?

9 Do you have an arm like God’s, and can your voice thunder like his?

10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.

11 Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at all who are proud and bring them low,

12 look at all who are proud and humble them, crush the wicked where they stand.

13 Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.

14 Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.

Job 40:8-14 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.

Cross References

• 1. S Job 15:25; S Job 27:2; Romans 3:3
• 2. S Job 2:3; S Job 34:17
• 3. S 2 Chronicles 32:8; S Psalms 98:1
• 4. Isaiah 6:8; Ezekiel 10:5
• 5. S Exodus 20:19; S Job 36:33; Job 37:5; Psalms 29:3-4
• 6. Psalms 29:1-2; Psalms 45:3; Psalms 93:1; Psalms 96:6; Psalms 104:1; Psalms 145:5
• 7. S Job 20:28; Psalms 7:11; Isaiah 5:25; Isaiah 9:12,19; Isaiah 10:5; Isaiah 13:3,5; Isaiah 30:27; Isaiah 42:25; Isaiah 51:20; Jeremiah 7:20; Nahum 1:6; Zephaniah 1:18
• 8. Psalms 18:27; Isa 2:11,12,17; Isaiah 23:9; Isaiah 24:10; Isaiah 25:12; Isaiah 26:5; Isaiah 32:19; Daniel 4:37
• 9. Psalms 10:4; Isaiah 25:11; Jeremiah 48:29; Jeremiah 49:16; Zephaniah 2:10
• 10. S 1 Samuel 2:7; S Psalms 52:5; 1 Peter 5:5
• 11. Psalms 60:12; Isaiah 13:11; Isaiah 22:5; Isaiah 28:3; Isaiah 63:2-3,6; Daniel 5:20; Micah 5:8; Micah 7:10; Zechariah 10:5; Malachi 4:3
• 12. Numbers 16:31-34
• 13. S Job 4:9
• 14. Exodus 15:6,12; Psalms 18:35; Psalms 20:6; Psalms 48:10; Psalms 60:5; Psalms 108:6; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 63:5