Job 40:11-12

40:11 Scatter abroad ¹  the abundance ²  of your anger.

Look at every proud man ³  and bring him low;

40:12 Look at every proud man and abase him;

crush the wicked on the spot! ⁴ 

Isaiah 2:12

2:12 Indeed, the Lord who commands armies has planned a day of judgment, ⁵ 

for ⁶  all the high and mighty,

for all who are proud – they will be humiliated;

Daniel 4:37

4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live ⁷  in pride.

James 4:6

4:6 But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but he gives grace to the humble.” ⁸ 

¹ tn The verb was used for scattering lightning (Job 37:11). God is challenging Job to unleash his power and judge wickedness in the world.

² tn Heb “the overflowings.”

³ tn 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.

⁴ tn The expression translated “on the spot” is the prepositional phrase תַּחְתָּם (takhtam, “under them”). “Under them” means in their place. But it can also mean “where someone stands, on the spot” (see Exod 16:29; Jos 6:5; Judg 7:21, etc.).

⁵ tn Heb “indeed [or “for”] the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts] has a day.”

⁶ tn Or “against” (NAB, NASB, NRSV).

⁷ tn Aram “walk.”

⁸ sn A quotation from Prov 3:34.