Job 40:2
40:2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty {q} instruct
[him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
(q) Is this the way for a man that will learn, to strive
with God? which he reproves in Job.
Job 40:4
40:4 Behold, I am {r} vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay
mine hand upon my mouth.
(r) By which he shows that he repented and desired pardon
for his faults.
Job 40:8
40:8 Wilt thou also disannul {a} my judgment? wilt thou condemn
me, that thou mayest be righteous?
(a) Signifying that they who justify themselves condemn God
as unjust.
Job 40:10
40:10 Deck thyself now [with] {b} majesty and excellency; and
array thyself with glory and beauty.
(b) Meaning, that these were proper to God, and belonged
to no man.
Job 40:13
40:13 Hide them in the dust together; [and] bind {c} their faces
in secret.
(c) Cause them to die if you can.
Job 40:14
40:14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right
hand can {d} save thee.
(d) Proving by this that whoever attributes to himself
power and ability to save himself, makes himself God.
Job 40:15
40:15 Behold now {e} behemoth, which I made {f} with thee; he
eateth {g} grass as an ox.
(e) This beast is thought to be the elephant, or some
other, which is unknown.
(f) Whom I made as well as you.
(g) This commends the providence of God toward man: for if
he were given to devour as a lion, nothing would be
able to resist him, or content him.
Job 40:19
40:19 {h} He [is] the chief of the ways of God: {i} he that made
him can make his sword to approach [unto him].
(h) He is one of the chief works of God among the beasts.
(i) Though man dare not come near him, yet God can kill
him.
Job 40:23
40:23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, {k} [and] hasteth not: he
trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
(k) He drinks at leisure, and fears nobody.
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