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Job 40:9

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?

American Standard Version (1901)

Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Bible in Basic English

Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?

Free Bible Version

Are you as powerful as I am? Does your voice thunder like mine?

King James (Authorized) Version

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Translation for Translators

Are you as powerful [MTY] as I am? Can your voice sound as loud as thunder, as mine can?

Unlocked Literal Bible

Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like him?

Noah Webster Bible

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like his?

World English Bible

Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?

Young's Literal Translation

And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?

Context

The LORD Challenges Job Again

⁸Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself? ⁹Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His? ¹⁰Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.

Summary

In this verse, God challenges Job to display his power and authority by adorning himself with glory and splendor. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and majesty, prompting Job to recognize his limitations and humble himself before the Almighty. The verse highlights the contrast between human frailty and divine omnipotence, emphasizing the need for reverence and submission to God's will. Job is called to acknowledge God's supremacy and wisdom, acknowledging that only the Creator of the universe holds ultimate power and authority.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Hast thou an arm like God? - Every word, from this to the end of Job 40:14, has a wonderful tendency to humble the soul; and it is no wonder that at the conclusion of these sayings Job fell in the dust confounded, and ascribed righteousness to his Maker.

Job 40:9

The LORD Challenges Job Again

⁸Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself? ⁹Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His? ¹⁰Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.

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Berean Standard Bible

Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?

American Standard Version (1901)

Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Bible in Basic English

Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?

Free Bible Version

Are you as powerful as I am? Does your voice thunder like mine?

King James (Authorized) Version

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Translation for Translators

Are you as powerful [MTY] as I am? Can your voice sound as loud as thunder, as mine can?

Unlocked Literal Bible

Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like him?

Noah Webster Bible

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like his?

World English Bible

Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?

Young's Literal Translation

And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?