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Job 40:7
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Get ready to answer me like a man;When I question you, you will inform me.
"Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
"Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me.
"Get ready for a difficult task like a man. I will question you and you will inform me!
"Now gird up your loins (prepare yourself) like a man, And I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
"Now tighten the belt on your waist like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
"Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
Girde vp now thy loynes like a man: I will demaunde of thee, and declare thou vnto me.
"Now gird up your loins like a man;I will ask you, and you make Me know.
"Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.
Face me and answer the questions I ask!
"Stand up like a man, and brace yourself; I will ask questions; and you, give the answers!
Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.
"Brace yourself and get ready to answer the questions I will ask you.
Gird up your loins now like a man; I will question you, and you shall declare to me.
The Lord
Now stand up straight and answer my questions."Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man, and I will question you, and you shall declare to me.
Now gird up your loins like a man, and I will question you; and you make Me to know.
gyrde vp yi loynes like a man, and tell me the thige that I will axe the.
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.
Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
Gird vp thy loynes now like a man: I will demaund of thee, and declare thou vnto me.
Girde vp thy loynes now lyke a man: I wyll demaunde of thee, and make thou aunswere.
Bring down also the proud man; and consume at once the ungodly.
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
and seide, Girde thou as a man thi leendis, and Y schal axe thee, and schewe thou to me.
Gird up your loins now like a [noble] man: I will demand of you, and you declare to me.
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou to me.
"Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me:
"Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.
"Get ready like a man. I will ask you, and you answer Me.
"Gird up your loins like a man; I will question you, and you declare to me.
Gird, I pray thee - as a strong man - thy loins, I will ask thee, and inform thou me.
(40-2) Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.
"Gird up your loins like a man; I will question you, and you declare to me.
Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.
"Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Gird: Job 13:22, Job 23:3, Job 23:4, Job 38:3
I: Job 42:4
Reciprocal: Job 13:18 - I have ordered Isaiah 41:1 - let the people Isaiah 41:21 - Produce Isaiah 43:26 - declare 1 Peter 1:13 - gird
Cross-References
Micah answered, "You took my gods that I made and my priest. What do I have left? How can you ask me, ‘What's the matter?'"
Her husband Elkanah would say to her, "Hannah, why are you crying and why won't you eat? Why are you sad? Don't I mean more to you than ten sons?"
He asked Amnon, "Son of the king, why do you look so sad day after day? Tell me what's wrong!" Amnon told him, "I love Tamar, the sister of my half-brother Absalom."
So the king said, "Why does your face look sad even though you are not sick? Your heart must be sad." Then I was very afraid.
Then he said, "What are these things you are talking about while you walk?" The two followers stopped, looking very sad.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and,
declare thou unto me,.... And prepare to give an answer to what should be demanded of him. The same way of speaking is used in Job 38:3;
Job 38:3- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Gird up thy loins now like a man - An expression taken from the ancient mode of dress. That was a loose, flowing robe, which was secured by a girdle when traveling, or when one entered upon anything requiring energy; see the notes at Matthew 5:38-41. The meaning here is, “Prepare thyself for the highest effort that can be made. Put forth all your strength, and explain to me what will now be said;” compare the notes at Isaiah 41:21.
I will demand of thee - Hebrew “I will ask of thee.” That is, I will submit some questions to you to be answered.
And declare thou unto me - Hebrew “Cause me to know.” That is, furnish a satisfactory answer to these inquiries, so as to show that you understand the subject. The object is to appeal to the proofs of divine wisdom, and to show that the whole subject was far above human comprehension.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 40:7. Gird up thy loins — See Job 38:1-3. Some think that this and the preceding verse have been repeated here from Job 38:1-3, and that several of the words there, here, and Job 42:3, have been repeated, in after times, to connect some false gatherings of the sheets of parchment, on which the end of this poem was originally written. See on Job 40:1, and at the end of the chapter. Job 40:24.
