Job 40:7

7 "{Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man}, and I will question you, and you shall declare to me.

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 Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; even twice, but I will not proceed."

6 Then Yahweh answered Job from the storm, and he said,

7 "{Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man}, and I will question you, and you shall declare to me.

8 "Indeed, would you annul my justice? Would you condemn me, so that you might be righteous?

9 Or do you have an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "Gird up like a man your loins"