Job 38:3

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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  • Job 40:7 : 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
  • 1 Pet 1:13 : 13 ¶ Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
  • Jer 1:17 : 17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
  • Exod 12:11 : 11 And thus shall ye eat it; [with] your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it [is] the LORD'S passover.
  • 1 Kgs 18:46 : 46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
  • Job 13:15 : 15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
  • Job 13:22 : 22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
  • Job 23:3-7 : 3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! [that] I might come [even] to his seat! 4 I would order [my] cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. 5 I would know the words [which] he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me. 6 Will he plead against me with [his] great power? No; but he would put [strength] in me. 7 There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
  • Job 31:35-37 : 35 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire [is, that] the Almighty would answer me, and [that] mine adversary had written a book. 36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, [and] bind it [as] a crown to me. 37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 40:6-10
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    6 ¶ Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

    7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

    8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

    9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

    10 Deck thyself now [with] majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

  • Job 38:4-5
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    4 ¶ Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

    5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

  • 5 If thou canst answer me, set [thy words] in order before me, stand up.

  • Job 42:3-4
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    3 Who [is] he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

    4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

  • Job 38:1-2
    2 verses
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    1 ¶ Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

    2 Who [is] this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

  • 22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.

  • Job 33:31-32
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    31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.

    32 If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

  • Job 38:18-21
    4 verses
    73%

    18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

    19 Where [is] the way [where] light dwelleth? and [as for] darkness, where [is] the place thereof,

    20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths [to] the house thereof?

    21 Knowest thou [it], because thou wast then born? or [because] the number of thy days [is] great?

  • Job 33:12-13
    2 verses
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    12 Behold, [in] this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

    13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

  • 32 For [he is] not a man, as I [am, that] I should answer him, [and] we should come together in judgment.

  • 14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

  • Job 40:1-3
    3 verses
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    1 ¶ Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,

    2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

    3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

  • 17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

  • 15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

  • 3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

  • Job 34:33-34
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    33 [Should it be] according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.

    34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

  • Job 15:7-8
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    7 [Art] thou the first man [that] was born? or wast thou made before the hills?

    8 Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?

  • 3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee?

  • 3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

  • Job 38:33-34
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    33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

    34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

  • 3 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?

  • 5 I would know the words [which] he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

  • 1 ¶ Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.

  • 13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest [such] words go out of thy mouth?

  • 4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

  • 1 ¶ Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

  • 3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

  • 4 Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?

  • 14 ¶ How much less shall I answer him, [and] choose out my words [to reason] with him?

  • 1 ¶ But Job answered and said,

  • 16 ¶ If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.

  • 19 Who [is] he [that] will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

  • 8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?