Job 40

Treated in 4 passages across the library.

  • 40:2 Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it. 1
  • 40:4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth. 1
  • 40:9 Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 1
  • 40:23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth. 1

American Standard Version

  1. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

    Dealing with the Complaining cites Job. xl. 2

    …you wish to lead to Christ will say something to the effect that God is unjust and cruel, Job. xl. 2, and Romans ix. 20, are very pointed passages to use with inquirers of this class and nee…

  2. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.10 The Tenth Commandment cites Job 40: 23

    …’ Prov 30: 15. Or like behemoth, ‘He trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.’ Job 40: 23. The other word is Philarguria, which signifies an ‘inordinate love of the world.’ The wo…

  3. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    3.3 The Wrath of God cites Job 40: 9

    …s contend with the fire? Shall finite contend with infinite? ‘Hast thou an arm like God?’ Job 40: 9. [2] God’s wrath is terrible. The Spanish proverb is, The lion is not so fierce as he is …

  4. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    June cites Job 40:4

    …shut out the foolish forever. Lord, shut me in by thy grace. June 6 “Behold, I am vile.” (Job 40:4) One cheering word, poor lost sinner, for thee! You think you must not come to God becaus…