Job 40:5

Translations

Modern

I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”

Traditional

Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

Literal

Once I have spoken, and I will not answer—and twice, and I will not add.”

Latin

Unum locutus sum, quod utinam non dixissem: et alterum, quibus ultra non addam.

Original

Hebrew

English

I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”

Notes

Job 40:5

I have nothing to add: He had no more accusations against God and would not argue again.

Job 40:3–5

Job's short and humble reply does not admit guilt, but it does admit how "insignificant" he is (40:4). Earlier, he believed he could approach God like a prince or even question him (31:37; 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

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Events

Job's Trialc. 1650 BC

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For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
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God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
Job 9:3
If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
Job 9:15
For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
Jeremiah 31:18–19
I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.
2 Kings 6:10
So the king of Israel sent word to the place the man of God had pointed out. Time and again Elisha warned the king, so that he was on his guard in such places.
Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
Job 34:31–32
Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.

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