Job 40:6

THE MESSAGE

God then confronted Job directly: "Now what do you have to say for yourself? Are you going to haul me, the Mighty One, into court and press charges?" Job answered: "I'm speechless, in awe—words fail me. I should never have opened my mouth! I've talked too much, way too much. I'm ready to shut up and listen."

I Want Straight Answers

God addressed Job next from the eye of the storm, and this is what he said: "I have some more questions for you, and I want straight answers.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:

Hebrew Names Version
Then the LORD answered Iyov out of the whirlwind,

King James Version
Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

English Standard Version
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

New Century Version
Then the Lord spoke to Job from the storm:

New English Translation
Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:

Amplified Bible
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying,

New American Standard Bible
Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind and said,

World English Bible
Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Againe the Lord answered Iob out of the whirle winde, and said,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,

Berean Standard Bible
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

Contemporary English Version
Then out of the storm the Lord said to Job:

Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai answered Iyov out of the storm:

Darby Translation
And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord spoke to Job again from the storm:

George Lamsa Translation
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Good News Translation
Then out of the storm the Lord spoke to Job once again.

Lexham English Bible
Then Yahweh answered Job from the storm, and he said,

Literal Translation
And Jehovah answered Job out of the tempest and said:

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then spake the LORDE vnto Iob out of the storme, and sayde:

American Standard Version
Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Bible in Basic English
Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

King James Version (1611)
Then answered the Lord vnto Iob out of the whirlewinde, and said:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then aunswered the Lorde vnto Iob out of the whirle winde, and saide:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And send forth messengers with wrath; and lay low every haughty one.

English Revised Version
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe the Lord answeride to Joob fro the whirlewynd,

Update Bible Version
Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Webster's Bible Translation
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

New King James Version
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

New Living Translation
Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:

New Life Bible
Then the Lord answered out of the storm, and said,

New Revised Standard
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So then Yahweh responded to Job, out of a storm, and said: -

Douay-Rheims Bible
(40-1) And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:

Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah answereth Job out of the whirlwind, and saith: --

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said,

Contextual Overview

⁶ God then confronted Job directly: "Now what do you have to say for yourself? Are you going to haul me, the Mighty One, into court and press charges?" Job answered: "I'm speechless, in awe—words fail me. I should never have opened my mouth! I've talked too much, way too much. I'm ready to shut up and listen."

I Want Straight Answers

God addressed Job next from the eye of the storm, and this is what he said: "I have some more questions for you, and I want straight answers. ⁸"Do you presume to tell me what I'm doing wrong? Are you calling me a sinner so you can be a saint? Do you have an arm like my arm? Can you shout in thunder the way I can? Go ahead, show your stuff. Let's see what you're made of, what you can do. Unleash your outrage. Target the arrogant and lay them flat. Target the arrogant and bring them to their knees. Stop the wicked in their tracks—make mincemeat of them! Dig a mass grave and dump them in it— faceless corpses in an unmarked grave. I'll gladly step aside and hand things over to you— you can surely save yourself with no help from me!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

out: Job 38:1, Psalms 50:3, Psalms 50:4, Hebrews 12:18-20, 2 Peter 3:10-12

Reciprocal: Job 40:1 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 40:1
As time went on, it happened that the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt crossed their master, the king of Egypt. Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the head cupbearer and the head baker, and put them in custody under the captain of the guard; it was the same jail where Joseph was held. The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to see to their needs. After they had been in custody for a while, the king's cupbearer and baker, while being held in the jail, both had a dream on the same night, each dream having its own meaning. When Joseph arrived in the morning, he noticed that they were feeling low. So he asked them, the two officials of Pharaoh who had been thrown into jail with him, "What's wrong? Why the long faces?" They said, "We dreamed dreams and there's no one to interpret them." Joseph said, "Don't interpretations come from God? Tell me the dreams." First the head cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: "In my dream there was a vine in front of me with three branches on it: It budded, blossomed, and the clusters ripened into grapes. I was holding Pharaoh's cup; I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and gave the cup to Pharaoh." Joseph said, "Here's the meaning. The three branches are three days. Within three days, Pharaoh will get you out of here and put you back to your old work—you'll be giving Pharaoh his cup just as you used to do when you were his cupbearer. Only remember me when things are going well with you again—tell Pharaoh about me and get me out of this place. I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews. And since I've been here, I've done nothing to deserve being put in this hole." When the head baker saw how well Joseph's interpretation turned out, he spoke up: "My dream went like this: I saw three wicker baskets on my head; the top basket had assorted pastries from the bakery and birds were picking at them from the basket on my head." Joseph said, "This is the interpretation: The three baskets are three days; within three days Pharaoh will take off your head, impale you on a post, and the birds will pick your bones clean." And sure enough, on the third day it was Pharaoh's birthday and he threw a feast for all his servants. He set the head cupbearer and the head baker in places of honor in the presence of all the guests. Then he restored the head cupbearer to his cupbearing post; he handed Pharaoh his cup just as before. And then he impaled the head baker on a post, following Joseph's interpretations exactly. But the head cupbearer never gave Joseph another thought; he forgot all about him.

Genesis 40:8
They said, "We dreamed dreams and there's no one to interpret them." Joseph said, "Don't interpretations come from God? Tell me the dreams."

Genesis 41:8
When morning came, he was upset. He sent for all the magicians and sages of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but they couldn't interpret them to him.

Daniel 7:28
"And there it ended. I, Daniel, was in shock. I was like a man who had seen a ghost. But I kept it all to myself."

Daniel 8:27
"I, Daniel, walked around in a daze, unwell for days. Then I got a grip on myself and went back to work taking care of the king's affairs. But I continued to be upset by the vision. I couldn't make sense of it."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind,.... Some think that the whirlwind ceased while the Lord spake the words in

Job 40:2; which encouraged Job to make the answer he did; but others are of opinion that it continued, and now increased, and was more boisterous than before. The Targum calls it the whirlwind of tribulation: comfort does not always follow immediately on first convictions; Job, though humbled, was not yet humbled enough: God will have a fuller confession of sin from him: it was not sufficient to say he was vile, he must declare his sorrow for his sin, his abhorrence of it, and of himself for it, and his repentance of it; and that he had said things of God he ought not to have said, and which he understood not; and though he had said he would answer no more, God will make him say more, and therefore continued the whirlwind, and to speak out of it; for he had more to say to him, and give him further proof of his power to his full conviction;

and said; as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind - See the notes at Job 38:1. God here resumes the argument which had been interrupted in order to give Job an opportunity to speak and to carry his cause before the Almighty, as he had desired, see Job 40:2. Since Job had nothing to say, the argument, which had been suspended, is resumed and completed.