Job 40:7

7 Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

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 answer not, And twice, and I add not.

6 And Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: --

7 Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

8 Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?

9 And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?