Job 40:11

11 fortitudo eius in lumbis eius et virtus illius in umbilicis ventris eius

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 et ego confitebor quod salvare te possit dextera tua
10 ecce Behemoth quem feci tecum faenum quasi bos comedet
11 fortitudo eius in lumbis eius et virtus illius in umbilicis ventris eius
12 constringit caudam suam quasi cedrum nervi testiculorum eius perplexi sunt
13 ossa eius velut fistulae aeris cartilago illius quasi lamminae ferreae
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