Job 38:3
1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
- KJV
- Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
- WEB
- Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!
- ASV
- Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
- DARBY
- Gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.
- BLB
- Gird up your loins now like a man, and I will question you, and you shall answer Me.
- ÅB
- Nuvel, omgjord dine lender som en mann! Så vil jeg spørre deg, og du skal lære meg.
- OTB
- Spenn beltet om livet som en mann;
jeg vil spørre deg, og du skal svare meg. - B1930
- Nuvel, omgjord dine lender som en mann! Så vil jeg spørre dig, og du skal lære mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 40:7
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Read in contextJeremiah 1:17
Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
Read in contextExodus 12:11
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’s passover.
Read in context1 Kings 18:46
And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Read in context1 Peter 1:13
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Read in contextJob 13:22
Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
Read in contextJob 31:35–37
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
Read in contextJob 23:3–7
Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!
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