Job 40 · Verse 3

Job 40:3

Then Job answered the Lord, and said,
Job 40:3, King James Version

Job 40:3 in other translations

BSBThen Job answered the LORD:
WEBThen Job answered the LORD,
ASVThen Job answered Jehovah, and said,
YLTAnd Job answereth Jehovah, and saith: --
DARBYAnd Job answered Jehovah and said,
BBEAnd Job said in answer to the Lord,
WebsterThen Job answered the LORD, and said,

What does Job 40:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. Lord--Jehovah.

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Job 40:1-5

Chapter Outline Job humbles himself to God. (1-5) The Lord reasons with Job to show his righteousness, power, and wisdom. (6-14) God's power shown in Behemoth. (15-24) Verses 1-5 Communion with the Lord effectually convinces and humbles a saint, and makes him glad to part with his most beloved sins. There is need to be thoroughly convinced and humbled, to prepare us for remarkable deliverances. After God had shown…

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Job 40:3 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.

וַיַּ֖עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answeredH6030
אִיּ֥וֹב'i.YovJobH347
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיֹּאמַֽר\׃vai.yo.Marand he saidH559

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

Context

  • Job 40:2

    Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

  • Job 40:3

    Then Job answered the Lord, and said,

  • Job 40:4

    Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

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Job 40:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
¿Invalidarás tú también mi juicio? ¿me condenarás á mí, para justificarte á ti?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Job répondit à l’ Éternel et dit:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Willst du gar mein Recht zunichte machen, mich verdammen, damit du gerecht seiest?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Numquid irritum facies judicium meum, et condemnabis me, ut tu justificeris?