Job 40:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 40:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 40:9 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 40:9 — KJV
“Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?”
— Job 40:9 (KJV)
Job 40:9 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 40:9
“And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so. that thou...: Heb. that was fallen”
Shares key themes with Job 40:9: hast, arm, like
“Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. mighty...: Heb. voices of God”
Shares key themes with Job 40:9: god, thunder, voice
“Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?”
Shares key themes with Job 40:9: hast, god, voice
“Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadeshbarnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.”
Shares key themes with Job 40:9: like, god, voice
“And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm,”
Shares key themes with Job 40:9: hast, arm, god
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