Job 38:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answera thou me. ”

Job 38:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Gird up now thy loins like a man - To gird up the loins, is a phrase which has allusion to the mode of dress in ancient times. The loose flowing robe which was commonly worn, was fastened with a...
Job 38:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I (c) will demand of thee, and answer thou me. (c) Because he wished to dispute with God, ( Job 23:3 ), God reasons with him, to declare his rashness.
Job 38:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Yahweh, speaking to Job out of the storm, challenges him to the contest, which he has so often demanded.
Job 38:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

man. Hebrew. geber . App-14. answer thou Me . cause Me to know.
Job 38:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Gird up now thy loins - I will not confound thee with my terrors; dismiss all fearful apprehensions from thy mind; now...
Job 38:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. A man, х geber ( H1397 )] - hero, ready for battle ( 1 Corinthians 16:13 , "Quit you like men, be strong")...
Job 38:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The First Speech of the Almighty ( Job 38:39 ) The marvels of creation, which witness to the infinite wisdom, power, and watchful care of the Creator, are presented to Job in such a way as to forc...
Job 38:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

XXVII. "MUSIC IN THE BOUNDS OF LAW" Job 38:1-41 OVER the shadowed life of Job, and the world shadowed for him by his own intellectual and moral gloom, a storm sweeps, and from the storm issues...
Job 38:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Divine Power and Human Ignorance Job 38:1-18 When the storm had ceased and the thunder was hushed, a voice spoke out of the golden splendor of the sky. See Job 37:21-22 . Job had challenged Go...
Job 38:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here begins the third movement in the great drama, that which deals with the controversy between Jehovah and Job. Out of the midst of the whirlwind the divine voice speaks. Its first word is a challe...
Job 38:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(2) Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? (3) Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Observe, it is to Job the LORD directeth his s...
Job 38:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Gird up now thy loins like a man ,.... Like a man of valour that girds on his harness for battle: Job is bid to prepare for the controversy the Lord was entering into with him; and bring forth his s...
Job 38:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. Ver. 3. Gird up now thy loins like a man ] As men did use to do when they went to fight, 1 Kings 20:11 . Stand to...
Job 38:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Gird up now thy loins If thou hast the courage to argue the case with me, as thou hast often desired, make thyself ready for the debate. For I will demand of thee Hebrew, אשׁאלךְ, eshelecha, I w...
Job 38:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Marvellously, God Himself directly intervenes in this discussion so early in the history of man. The storm that had been brewing as Elihu spoke becomes a whirlwind, and God spoke to Job out of the wh...
Job 38:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

God Answers Out of the Whirlwind. B. C. 1520. 1 Then the L ORD answered Job out of the...
Job 38:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Gird up now thy loins; as warriors then did for the battle. Prepare thyself for the combat with me, which thou hast oft desired. I accept of thy challenge, Job 13:22 , and elsewhere. I will dem...
Job 38:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

JEHOVAH’S ADDRESS TO JOB Elihu had now said all he intended. Possibly interrupted by the storm which had been gathering during his speech. Out of the storm-cloud, from which already issued thund...
Job 38:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 38:1 . The whirlwind. Clouds and flames are the chariots of the Lord, in deigning to speak with men. When he spake to Elijah in Horeb, it was with wind, and fire, and earthquake. Likewise in...
Job 38:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said. The address of the Almighty This sublime discourse is represented as made from the midst of the tempest or whirlwind which Elihu descr...
Job 38:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

CLOSE OF THE CONTROVERSY BY THE INTERFERENCE OF THE ALMIGHTY . EXPOSITION The discourse, by which the Almighty answers Job and rebukes his "friends," occupies four chapters (...
Job 38:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Manifestation of God's Majesty in Creation
Job 38:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 18:46 ; 1 Peter 1:13 ; Exodus 12:11 ; Jeremiah 1:17 ; Job 13:15 ; Job 13:22 ; Job 23:3-7 ; Job 31:35-37 ; Job 40:7
Job 38:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

God Speaks to Job Job 38:1-41 to Job 42:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God's words to Job do not carry much by way of the explanation of redemption. Job was a child of God, and well-instructed...
Job 38:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Gird up — As warriors then did for the battle.

Job 38:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Job 38:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Job 38:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Job 38:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Job 38:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Job 38:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Job 38:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Job 38:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Job 38:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Job 38:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Job 38:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Job 38:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Job 38:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Job 38:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 38:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Job 38:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Job 38:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Job 38:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Job 38:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Job 38:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Job 38:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Job 38:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Job 38:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 38:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Job 38:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes