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Job 40:9
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Christian Standard Bible®
Do you have an arm like God’s?Can you thunder with a voice like his?
Do you have an arm like God’s?Can you thunder with a voice like his?
Hebrew Names Version
Or have you an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
Or have you an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
King James Version
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
English Standard Version
Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
New Century Version
Are you as strong as God? Can your voice thunder like his?
Are you as strong as God? Can your voice thunder like his?
New English Translation
Do you have an arm as powerful as God's, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
Do you have an arm as powerful as God's, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
Amplified Bible
"Have you an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
"Have you an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
New American Standard Bible
"Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
"Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
World English Bible
Or have you an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
Or have you an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Or hast thou an arme like God? or doest thou thunder with a voyce like him?
Or hast thou an arme like God? or doest thou thunder with a voyce like him?
Legacy Standard Bible
Or do you have an arm like God,And can you thunder with a voice like His?
Or do you have an arm like God,And can you thunder with a voice like His?
Berean Standard Bible
Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Contemporary English Version
Do you have a powerful arm and a thundering voice that compare with mine?
Do you have a powerful arm and a thundering voice that compare with mine?
Complete Jewish Bible
Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
Darby Translation
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Easy-to-Read Version
Are your arms as strong as mine? Do you have a voice like mine that is as loud as thunder?
Are your arms as strong as mine? Do you have a voice like mine that is as loud as thunder?
George Lamsa Translation
Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like him?
Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like him?
Good News Translation
Are you as strong as I am? Can your voice thunder as loud as mine?
Are you as strong as I am? Can your voice thunder as loud as mine?
Lexham English Bible
Or do you have an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
Or do you have an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
Literal Translation
And have you an arm like God; or can you thunder with a voice like His?
And have you an arm like God; or can you thunder with a voice like His?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Is thine arme then like the arme of God? Maketh thy voyce soch a soude as his doth?
Is thine arme then like the arme of God? Maketh thy voyce soch a soude as his doth?
American Standard Version
Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
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?
Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
King James Version (1611)
Hast thou an arme like God? or canst thou thunder with a voyce like him?
Hast thou an arme like God? or canst thou thunder with a voyce like him?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Is thy power then lyke the power of God? maketh thy voyce a sounde as his doth?
Is thy power then lyke the power of God? maketh thy voyce a sounde as his doth?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then will I confess that thy right hand can save thee.
Then will I confess that thy right hand can save thee.
English Revised Version
Or hast thou an arm like God? and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Or hast thou an arm like God? and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And if thou hast an arm, as God hath, and if thou thundrist with lijk vois, `take thou fairnesse aboute thee,
And if thou hast an arm, as God hath, and if thou thundrist with lijk vois, `take thou fairnesse aboute thee,
Update Bible Version
Or do you have an arm like God? And can you thunder with a voice like him?
Or do you have an arm like God? And can you thunder with a voice like him?
Webster's Bible Translation
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like his?
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like his?
New King James Version
Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?
Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?
New Living Translation
Are you as strong as God? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
Are you as strong as God? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
New Life Bible
Do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
New Revised Standard
Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,
But if, an arm like GOD, thou hast, and, with a voice like his, thou canst thunder,
Douay-Rheims Bible
(40-4) And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
(40-4) And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Revised Standard Version
Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
Young's Literal Translation
And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?
And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
"Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
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
Hast: Job 9:4, Job 23:6, Job 33:12, Job 33:13, Exodus 15:6, Psalms 89:10, Psalms 89:13, Isaiah 45:9, 1 Corinthians 10:22
canst: Job 37:4, Job 37:5, Psalms 39:3-9
Reciprocal: Exodus 9:17 - General 1 Samuel 2:10 - he thunder 1 Samuel 17:10 - give me 2 Samuel 22:14 - thundered 2 Chronicles 13:12 - fight ye 2 Chronicles 32:8 - an arm Job 9:13 - the proud helpers Job 9:19 - he is strong Job 15:25 - strengtheneth Job 25:2 - Dominion Job 26:14 - the thunder Job 31:23 - by Job 35:9 - the arm Job 41:10 - who Psalms 18:13 - thundered Psalms 18:14 - he shot Psalms 29:4 - full of Isaiah 30:30 - his glorious voice Isaiah 33:5 - The Lord Isaiah 36:20 - that the Lord Isaiah 40:18 - General Jeremiah 15:12 - Shall iron Jeremiah 50:24 - because Jeremiah 51:16 - he uttereth Ezekiel 10:5 - the voice Ezekiel 13:5 - to stand Ezekiel 22:14 - Thine heart Ezekiel 28:6 - Because Daniel 4:35 - none Luke 1:51 - he hath scattered Luke 14:32 - and desireth Luke 18:14 - every John 12:10 - General John 12:29 - thundered Acts 5:39 - to fight Acts 9:5 - it is Acts 11:17 - what Revelation 19:6 - and as the voice of mighty
Cross-References
Genesis 40:5
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.
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 40:18
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."
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."
Daniel 2:31
"What you saw, O king, was a huge statue standing before you, striking in appearance. And terrifying. The head of the statue was pure gold, the chest and arms were silver, the belly and hips were bronze, the legs were iron, and the feet were an iron-ceramic mixture. While you were looking at this statue, a stone cut out of a mountain by an invisible hand hit the statue, smashing its iron-ceramic feet. Then the whole thing fell to pieces—iron, tile, bronze, silver, and gold, smashed to bits. It was like scraps of old newspapers in a vacant lot in a hot dry summer, blown every which way by the wind, scattered to oblivion. But the stone that hit the statue became a huge mountain, dominating the horizon. This was your dream. "And now we'll interpret it for the king. You, O king, are the most powerful king on earth. The God of heaven has given you the works: rule, power, strength, and glory. He has put you in charge of men and women, wild animals and birds, all over the world—you're the head ruler, you are the head of gold. But your rule will be taken over by another kingdom, inferior to yours, and that one by a third, a bronze kingdom, but still ruling the whole land, and after that by a fourth kingdom, ironlike in strength. Just as iron smashes things to bits, breaking and pulverizing, it will bust up the previous kingdoms. "But then the feet and toes that ended up as a mixture of ceramic and iron will deteriorate into a mongrel kingdom with some remains of iron in it. Just as the toes of the feet were part ceramic and part iron, it will end up a mixed bag of the breakable and unbreakable. That kingdom won't bond, won't hold together any more than iron and clay hold together. "But throughout the history of these kingdoms, the God of heaven will be building a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will this kingdom ever fall under the domination of another. In the end it will crush the other kingdoms and finish them off and come through it all standing strong and eternal. It will be like the stone cut from the mountain by the invisible hand that crushed the iron, the bronze, the ceramic, the silver, and the gold. "The great God has let the king know what will happen in the years to come. This is an accurate telling of the dream, and the interpretation is also accurate." When Daniel finished, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face in awe before Daniel. He ordered the offering of sacrifices and burning of incense in Daniel's honor. He said to Daniel, "Your God is beyond question the God of all gods, the Master of all kings. And he solves all mysteries, I know, because you've solved this mystery." Then the king promoted Daniel to a high position in the kingdom, lavished him with gifts, and made him governor over the entire province of Babylon and the chief in charge of all the Babylonian wise men. At Daniel's request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to administrative posts throughout Babylon, while Daniel governed from the royal headquarters.
"What you saw, O king, was a huge statue standing before you, striking in appearance. And terrifying. The head of the statue was pure gold, the chest and arms were silver, the belly and hips were bronze, the legs were iron, and the feet were an iron-ceramic mixture. While you were looking at this statue, a stone cut out of a mountain by an invisible hand hit the statue, smashing its iron-ceramic feet. Then the whole thing fell to pieces—iron, tile, bronze, silver, and gold, smashed to bits. It was like scraps of old newspapers in a vacant lot in a hot dry summer, blown every which way by the wind, scattered to oblivion. But the stone that hit the statue became a huge mountain, dominating the horizon. This was your dream. "And now we'll interpret it for the king. You, O king, are the most powerful king on earth. The God of heaven has given you the works: rule, power, strength, and glory. He has put you in charge of men and women, wild animals and birds, all over the world—you're the head ruler, you are the head of gold. But your rule will be taken over by another kingdom, inferior to yours, and that one by a third, a bronze kingdom, but still ruling the whole land, and after that by a fourth kingdom, ironlike in strength. Just as iron smashes things to bits, breaking and pulverizing, it will bust up the previous kingdoms. "But then the feet and toes that ended up as a mixture of ceramic and iron will deteriorate into a mongrel kingdom with some remains of iron in it. Just as the toes of the feet were part ceramic and part iron, it will end up a mixed bag of the breakable and unbreakable. That kingdom won't bond, won't hold together any more than iron and clay hold together. "But throughout the history of these kingdoms, the God of heaven will be building a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will this kingdom ever fall under the domination of another. In the end it will crush the other kingdoms and finish them off and come through it all standing strong and eternal. It will be like the stone cut from the mountain by the invisible hand that crushed the iron, the bronze, the ceramic, the silver, and the gold. "The great God has let the king know what will happen in the years to come. This is an accurate telling of the dream, and the interpretation is also accurate." When Daniel finished, King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face in awe before Daniel. He ordered the offering of sacrifices and burning of incense in Daniel's honor. He said to Daniel, "Your God is beyond question the God of all gods, the Master of all kings. And he solves all mysteries, I know, because you've solved this mystery." Then the king promoted Daniel to a high position in the kingdom, lavished him with gifts, and made him governor over the entire province of Babylon and the chief in charge of all the Babylonian wise men. At Daniel's request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to administrative posts throughout Babylon, while Daniel governed from the royal headquarters.
Daniel 4:8
"And then Daniel came in. His Babylonian name is Belteshazzar, named after my god, a man full of the divine Holy Spirit. I told him my dream.
"And then Daniel came in. His Babylonian name is Belteshazzar, named after my god, a man full of the divine Holy Spirit. I told him my dream.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Hast thou an arm like God?.... Such power as he has, which is infinite, almighty, and uncontrollable, and therefore there is no contending with him; as he has an arm on which good men may lean on and trust in, and by which they are supported, protected, and saved, so he has an arm to crush like a moth all that strive with him or against him;
or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? thunder is his voice; see
Job 37:4, c. and is expressive of his power,
Job 26:14 and his powerful voice may be observed in calling all things out of nothing into being in creation; in commanding and ordering all things in providence according to his pleasure; and in quickening sinners through his Gospel, by his Spirit and grace in conversion, and will be in calling men out of their graves and summoning them to judgment at the last day. God can both overpower and out voice men, and therefore it is in vain to oppose him and contend with him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Hast thou an arm like God? - The arm is the symbol of strength. The question here is, whether Job would venture to compare his strength with the omnipotence of God?
Or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? - Thunder is a symbol of the majesty of the Most High, and is often spoken of as the voice of God; see Psalms 29:1-11. The question here is, whether Job could presume to compare himself with the Almighty, whose voice was the thunder?
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 40:9. 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.
