Job 40 · Verse 13

Job 40:13

Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
Job 40:13, King James Version

Job 40:13 in other translations

BSBBury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
WEBHide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
ASVHide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.
YLTHide them in the dust together, Their faces bind in secret.
DARBYHide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.
BBELet them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.
WebsterHide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.

What does Job 40:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. (Is 2:10). Abase and remove them out of the sight of men. bind ... faces--that is, shut up their persons [Maurer]. But it refers rather to the custom of binding a cloth over the faces of persons about to be executed (Job 9:24; Es 7:8). in secret--consign them to darkness.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Hide them in the dust together - Blend the high and the low, the rich and the poor, in one common ruin. Show them that thou art supreme, and canst do whatsoever thou pleasest. Bind their faces in secret - This seems to refer to the custom of preserving mummies: the whole body is wrapped round with strong swathings of linen or cotton cloth. Not only the limbs, but the very head, face, and all, are rolled round with strong filleting, so that not one feature can be seen, not even the protuberance of the nose. On the outside of these involutions a human face is ordinarily painted; but as to the real face itself, it is emphatically bound in secret, for those rollers are never intended to be removed.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 40:6-14

Those who profit by what they have heard from God, shall hear more from him. And those who are truly convinced of sin, yet need to be more thoroughly convinced and more humbled. No doubt God, and he only, has power to humble and bring down proud men; he has wisdom to know when and how to do it, and it is not for us to teach him how to govern the world. Our own hands cannot save us by recommending us to God's grace…

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Job 40:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

טָמְנֵ֣םta.me.Nemhide themH2934
בֶּעָפָ֣רbe.'a.Farin the dustH6083
יָ֑חַדYa.chadtogetherH3162
פְּ֝נֵיהֶ֗םpe.nei.Hemfaces theirH6440
חֲבֹ֣שׁcha.Voshbind upH2280
בַּטָּמֽוּן\׃ba.ta.Munin the hidden [place]H2934

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Job 40:13

  • Isaiah 2:10

    Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty.

  • Psalms 49:14

    Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

  • Job 36:13

    But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

  • Job 14:13

    O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

  • Esther 7:8

    Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

  • John 11:44

    And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hide.
14:13; Ps 49:14; Isa 2:10
bind.
36:13; Es 7:8; Joh 11:44

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Job 40:12

    Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

  • Job 40:13

    Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

  • Job 40:14

    Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

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Job 40:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Sus huesos son fuertes como bronce, y sus miembros como barras de hierro.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Cache-les ensemble dans la poussière, lie leurs faces dans un lieu caché:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Seine Knochen sind Röhren von Erz, seine Gebeine gleich Barren von Eisen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ossa ejus velut fistulæ æris; cartilago illius quasi laminæ ferreæ.