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Job 40

Job 40:1

Job Humbles Himself before the LORD · Job 40:1–5
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Translations

Modern
And the LORD said to Job:
Traditional
Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said,
Literal
And YHWH answered Job and said,
Latin
Et adjecit Dominus, et locutus est ad Job:

Original

Hebrew
English
And the LORD said to Job:

Notes

Job 40:1–2

The ancient Greek Old Testament (Septuagint) does not include the end of God's first speech.

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

Events

People

Job: A righteous man who endured great suffering

Glossary

Book of Job Lord Lotus Bush, Lotus Tree Wisdom Literature

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Benefits of, Illustrated Animals: Instincts of Condescension of God: Reasons with Job God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Job: A Man Who Lived in Uz: Replied to by God