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Job 38

Job 38:2

The LORD Challenges Job · Job 38:1–41
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Translations

Modern
“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?
Traditional
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Literal
“Who is this darkening counsel with words lacking knowledge?
Latin
Quis est iste involvens sententias sermonibus imperitis?

Original

Hebrew
English
“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge?

Notes

Job 38:2

obscures My counsel: God’s accusation is similar to a charge made by Eliphaz and Elihu (15:2; 34:35; 35:16). Job eventually admitted his guilt (42:3).

Job 38:1–3

the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind: The Old Testament often links storms with God's presence (2 Kings 2:1, 11; Ezekiel 1:4; Nahum 1:3). Job finally had the chance to speak with God (Job 13:22–23).

Job 38:1–40:5

God challenges Job. Job admits he cannot judge the moral world. God shows Job's ignorance of the natural world's elements related to the realm of heaven, weather, animals, and birds (38:4–21; 22–38; 39–39:30).

Theme notes and profiles

Complaints God’s Uniqueness Understanding Job

Events

Glossary

Book of Job Proverbs, Book of Wisdom Literature

Topics

Blessing: Temporal, from God God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Speaking: Folly In Words without Knowledge, Darken Advice