Job 40:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 40:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 40:2 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 40:2 — KJV
“Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.”
— Job 40:2 (KJV)
Job 40:2 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 40:2
“And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.”
Shares key themes with Job 40:2: god, let, answer
“They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.”
Shares key themes with Job 40:2: god, let, answer
“And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. It is...: Heb. The word is good”
Shares key themes with Job 40:2: god, let, answer
“And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.”
Shares key themes with Job 40:2: god, let, answer
“And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.”
Shares key themes with Job 40:2: god, let, answer
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