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Text -- Job 40:1-19 (NET)
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Job’s Reply to God’s Challenge
40:1 Then the Lord answered Job :
40:2 “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let the person who accuses God give him an answer !”
40:3 Then Job answered the Lord :
40:4 “Indeed , I am completely unworthy – how could I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth to silence myself.
40:5 I have spoken once , but I cannot answer ; twice , but I will say no more .”
The Lord’s Second Speech
40:6 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind :
40:7 “Get ready for a difficult task like a man . I will question you and you will inform me!
40:8 Would you indeed annul my justice ? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right ?
40:9 Do you have an arm as powerful as God’s , and can you thunder with a voice like his?
40:10 Adorn yourself, then , with majesty and excellency , and clothe yourself with glory and honor !
40:11 Scatter abroad the abundance of your anger . Look at every proud man and bring him low ;
40:12 Look at every proud man and abase him; crush the wicked on the spot !
40:13 Hide them in the dust together , imprison them in the grave .
40:14 Then I myself will acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you.
The Description of Behemoth
40:15 “Look now at Behemoth , which I made as I made you; it eats grass like the ox .
40:16 Look at its strength in its loins , and its power in the muscles of its belly .
40:17 It makes its tail stiff like a cedar , the sinews of its thighs are tightly wound .
40:18 Its bones are tubes of bronze , its limbs like bars of iron .
40:19 It ranks first among the works of God , the One who made it has furnished it with a sword .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Condescension of God |
NIGHT-MONSTER |
Animals |
Job |
God |
Behemoth |
Afflictions and Adversities |
THUNDER |
GRASS |
ELECTION |
Elephant |
REED |
PALESTINE, 3 |
Prayer |
Humility |
Conviction |
TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
SINEW |
ORNAMENT |
URIM AND THUMMIM |
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NET Notes -> Job 40:2; Job 40:2; Job 40:4; Job 40:4; Job 40:4; Job 40:5; Job 40:6; Job 40:7; Job 40:8; Job 40:9; Job 40:11; Job 40:11; Job 40:11; Job 40:12; Job 40:13; Job 40:13; Job 40:13; Job 40:13; Job 40:14; Job 40:14; Job 40:15; Job 40:15; Job 40:15; Job 40:16; Job 40:17; Job 40:19; Job 40:19; Job 40:19
NET Notes: Job 40:2 The verb יִסּוֹר (yissor) is found only here, but comes from a common root meaning “to correct; to rep...
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NET Notes: Job 40:6 The speech can be divided into three parts: the invitation to Job to assume the throne and rule the world (40:7-14), the description of Behemoth (40:1...
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NET Notes: Job 40:8 The verb פָּרַר (parar) means “to annul; to break; to frustrate.” It was one thing for Job to claim hi...
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NET Notes: Job 40:9 Heb “do you have an arm like God?” The words “as powerful as” have been supplied in the translation to clarify the metaphor.
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NET Notes: Job 40:11 The word was just used in the positive sense of excellence or majesty; now the exalted nature of the person refers to self-exaltation, or pride.
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NET Notes: Job 40:12 The expression translated “on the spot” is the prepositional phrase תַּחְתָּם (takht...
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NET Notes: Job 40:13 The word is “secret place,” the place where he is to hide them, i.e., the grave. The text uses the word “secret place” as a me...
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NET Notes: Job 40:14 The imperfect verb has the nuance of potential imperfect: “can save; is able to save.”
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NET Notes: Job 40:15 Heb “with you.” The meaning could be temporal (“when I made you”) – perhaps a reference to the sixth day of creation (Ge...
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NET Notes: Job 40:16 In both of these verses הִנֶּה (hinneh, “behold”) has the deictic force (the word is from Greek δ...
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NET Notes: Job 40:17 The verb חָפַץ (khafats) occurs only here. It may have the meaning “to make stiff; to make taut” (Arabic). T...
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