Job 40:7

7 Now stand up straight and answer my questions.

Job 40:7 Meaning and Commentary

Job 40:7

Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and,
declare thou unto me
And prepare to give an answer to what should be demanded of him. The same way of speaking is used in ( Job 38:3 ) ; (See Gill on Job 38:3).

Job 40:7 In-Context

5 I have already said more than I should.

6 Then out of the storm the Lord spoke to Job once again.

7 Now stand up straight and answer my questions.

8 Are you trying to prove that I am unjust - to put me in the wrong and yourself in the right?

9 Are you as strong as I am? Can your voice thunder as loud as mine?