Job 38:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 38:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 38:3 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. answer...: Heb. make me know" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 38:3 — KJV
“Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. answer...: Heb. make me know”
— Job 38:3 (KJV)
Job 38:3 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 38:3
“And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. by prophets: Heb. by the hand of prophets”
Shares key themes with Job 38:3: now, answer, heb
“Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. shed: Heb. put”
Shares key themes with Job 38:3: gird, now, loins
“Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.”
Shares key themes with Job 38:3: gird, now, loins
“When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. one...: Heb. a man and his fellow”
Shares key themes with Job 38:3: now, heb, make
“Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. Take: Heb. Give”
Shares key themes with Job 38:3: now, heb, make
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