Job 40:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?”

What this verse means

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BSBPD

“Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 40:9 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 15:6Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.
  2. Joshua 4:24He did this so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, and so that you may always fear the LORD your God.”
  3. Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
  4. Job 23:6Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
  5. Job 33:12Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
  6. Job 37:2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
  7. Job 37:4Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds.
  8. Psalms 29:3The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders; the LORD is heard over many waters.
  9. Psalms 29:4The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic.
  10. Psalms 39:3My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:
  11. Psalms 89:10You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
  12. Psalms 89:13Mighty is Your arm; strong is Your hand. Your right hand is exalted.
  13. Psalms 98:1Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
  14. Isaiah 45:9Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker— one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’?
  15. Isaiah 52:10The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
  16. 1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

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