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Job 38:1

Job
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
KJV
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
WEB
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind,
ASV
Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
DARBY
And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
BLB
And YHWH answered Job out of the whirlwind, and He said:
ÅB
Og Herren svarte Job ut av et stormvær og sa:
OTB
Da talte Herren til Job ut av stormen og sa:
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Og Herren svarte Job ut av et stormvær og sa:

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Job 40:6

    Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

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  • 2 Kings 2:11

    And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

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  • Job 37:1–2

    At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.

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  • Exodus 19:16–19

    And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.

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  • 1 Kings 19:11

    And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:

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  • Deuteronomy 4:11–12

    And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.

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  • 2 Kings 2:1

    And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

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  • Ezekiel 1:4

    And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

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