Job 40:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 40:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 40:7 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 40:7 — KJV
“Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.”
— Job 40:7 (KJV)
Job 40:7 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 40:7
“Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. answer...: Heb. make me know”
Shares key themes with Job 40:7: gird, loins, now
“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 40:7: gird, loins, now
“And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.”
Shares key themes with Job 40:7: now, like, declare
“Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.”
Shares key themes with Job 40:7: now, like
“And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God. To morrow: or, Against to morrow”
Shares key themes with Job 40:7: now, like
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