Job 40:3

Easy-to-Read Version

Then Job answered the Lord :

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Job answered the Lord:

Hebrew Names Version
Then Iyov answered the LORD,

King James Version
Then Job answered the Lord , and said,

English Standard Version
Then Job answered the Lord and said:

New Century Version
Then Job answered the Lord :

New English Translation
Then Job answered the Lord :

Amplified Bible
Then Job replied to the LORD and said,

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

World English Bible
Then Job answered Yahweh,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Iob answered the Lord, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Job answered Yahweh and said,

Berean Standard Bible
Then Job answered the LORD:

Contemporary English Version
Job said to the Lord :

Complete Jewish Bible
Then Iyov replied to Adonai :

Darby Translation
And Job answered Jehovah and said,

George Lamsa Translation
Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

Good News Translation
Job I spoke foolishly, Lord . What can I answer? I will not try to say anything else. <

Lexham English Bible
So Job answered Yahweh and said,

Literal Translation
Then Job answered Jehovah and said:

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Iob answered the LORDE, sayenge:

American Standard Version
Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

Bible in Basic English
And Job said in answer to the Lord,

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

King James Version (1611)
Then Iob answered the Lord, and said,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Iob aunswered the Lorde, saying:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Do not set aside my judgment: and dost thou think that I have dealt with thee in any other way, than that thou mightest appear to be righteous?

English Revised Version
Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

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

Update Bible Version
Then Job answered Yahweh, and said,

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

New King James Version
Then Job answered the LORD and said:

New Living Translation
Then Job replied to the Lord ,

New Life Bible
Job answered the Lord and said,

New Revised Standard
Then Job answered the Lord :

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then Job responded to Yahweh, and said: -

Douay-Rheims Bible
(39-33) Then Job answered the Lord, and said:

Revised Standard Version
Then Job answered the LORD:

Young's Literal Translation
And Job answereth Jehovah, and saith: --

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. "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! "Look at the land beast, Behemoth. I created him as well as you. Grazing on grass, docile as a cow— Just look at the strength of his back, the powerful muscles of his belly. His tail sways like a cedar in the wind; his huge legs are like beech trees. His skeleton is made of steel, every bone in his body hard as steel. Most magnificent of all my creatures, but I still lead him around like a lamb! The grass-covered hills serve him meals, while field mice frolic in his shadow. He takes afternoon naps under shade trees, cools himself in the reedy swamps, Lazily cool in the leafy shadows as the breeze moves through the willows. And when the river rages he doesn't budge, stolid and unperturbed even when the Jordan goes wild. But you'd never want him for a pet— you'd never be able to housebreak him!"

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

Contextual Overview

¹ Then the Lord said to Job, ² "You wanted to argue with God All-Powerful. You wanted to correct me and prove that I was wrong. So give me your answer!" ³ Then Job answered the Lord : ⁴ "I am not worthy to speak! What can I say to you? I cannot answer you! I will put my hand over my mouth. ⁵ I spoke once, but I will not speak again. I spoke twice, but I will not say anything more."

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Cross-References

Genesis 39:20
So Potiphar put Joseph into the prison where the king's enemies were held, and that is where Joseph remained.

Genesis 39:23
The commander of the guards trusted Joseph with everything that was in the prison. This happened because the Lord was with Joseph. The Lord helped Joseph be successful in everything he did.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then Job answered the Lord,.... Finding that he was obliged to answer, he did, but with some reluctance:

and said; as follows: