Job 40:11

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Summary

Job 40:11

Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

Cast

Behold

General references

Isaiah 22:19

Bible References

Cast

With his belly full, God will vent his burning anger against him and rain down his blows upon him.

It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.

My anger has started a fire that will burn into the depths of the grave. It will consume the earth and its crops and set the foundations of the mountains on fire.

He sent his fierce burning anger, his rage and fury against them. He sent an army of destroying angels.

Flash lightning and scatter them. Send out your arrows and confuse them.

Those who are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will receive wrath and indignation.

Behold

I have allowed you to remain, in order to show you my power and in order to proclaim my name through all the earth.

With the tremendous force of your right arm, Jehovah, you crushed your enemies.

Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all the other gods. It was proven when they treated the people with contempt.

The arrogant people will be humbled. High and mighty people will be brought down. On that day Jehovah alone will be exalted.

It will happen when Jehovah has performed all his work on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem. He will say: I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his haughty appearance.

Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre: 'This is what the Lord Jehovah says: 'In your arrogance you say, 'I am a god (strong deity). I sit on God's throne in the sea.' But you are only human and not a god, although you think you are a god. (2 Thes 2:4)

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, extol and honor the King of heaven. All his works are truth, and his ways justice. He is able to abase (humble) (subdue) those who walk in pride.

But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened with pride he dealt proudly. He was deposed from his kingly throne and they took his glory from him:

Your proud heart has deceived you. You reside in the refuge of the rock. Your habitation is high above others and you say in your heart: 'Who will bring me down to the ground?'

Jehovah of Hosts proclaims: The day is coming when all arrogant and evil people will burn like stubble. On that day they will burn up and there will be nothing left of them, either root or bough.

I tell you the tax collector and not the Pharisee was right with God when he went home. He who exalts himself will be humbled! He who humbles himself will be exalted!

The people shouted: It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

But he gives more grace. The scripture said, God resists the proud, but gives grace (loving-kindness) to the humble.

Likewise, you younger men, be subject to the older men. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility and serve one another. God resists the proud, but gives loving kindness to the humble.

General references

I will drive you out of your office. He will pull you down from your position.