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Job 40:1

WEBKJVBSBESVNKJVNASBNLT
Then the Lord said to Job,
Job 40:1 · New Living Translation
Parallel translations
  • WEB Moreover Yahweh answered Job,
  • KJV Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
  • BSB And the LORD said to Job:
  • NKJV Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said:
  • NASB Then the Lord said to Job,

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Quick answer

The narrative notes that Yahweh continued to address Job, pressing for his response. God's questioning now demands an answer from Job.

Overview

After the long survey of creation, the text marks a transition: Yahweh turns directly to Job for a reply. The Lord who has displayed his power now invites Job to respond. This brief verse sets the stage for Job's first humble acknowledgment, showing that God's aim is not merely to overwhelm but to draw Job into right relationship through reverent submission.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Job 38:1Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,
  • Job 40:6Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,

Resources, by level

Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Job videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • VideoWatch teaching on Job 40:1YouTube · Lay · Free

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on JobMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.

How Job 40:1 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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Moreover the LORDיְהֹוָהansweredעָנָהJobאִיּוֹבand saidאָמַר
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