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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Job 40 - Introduction

* Job humbles himself to God. (1-5) The Lord reasons with Job to show his righteousness, power, and wisdom. (6-14) God's power shown in Behemoth. (15-24)

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JOB 38:1 TO JOB 42:6. THE DIVINE SPEECHES. Here after the Elihu interpolation Job 32-37, we return to the original poem and the solution of Job 31, in which Job summed up his second problem, that of D...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    42:6. The Lord answers Job out of the Storm We are now to witness the last act of the drama. And to understand it we have to go back to the starting-point and recall the idea of the Poem. This idea i...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TODAY'S ENGLISH VERSION _The Lord_ 1-2 Job, you challenged Almighty God; will you give up now, or will you answer? _Job_ 3-4 I spoke foolishly, Lord. What can I answer? I will not try to say any...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 Uz (a-9) See Lamentations 4:21 . perfect (b-18) Complete, lacking nothing; cf. 2 Samuel 22:24 ....

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO JOB 40 In this chapter Job is called upon to give in his answer, Job 40:1, which he does in the most humble manner, acknowledging his vileness and folly, Job 40:3; and then the Lord p...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _A.M. 2484. B.C. 1520._ Job humbles himself before God, Job 40:1. God challenges him to vie with him, in justice, power, majesty, and dominion over the proud, Job 40:6. And gives an instance of his p...

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