Job 40:2

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Summary

Job 40:2

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

Shall

Instruct

Isaiah 40:14

1 Corinthians 2:16

He that reproveth

General references

Job 11:5

Bible References

Shall

“If one wished to dispute with Him,
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

“Why do you complain against Him
That He does not give an account of all His doings?

Whatever exists has already been named, and it is known what man is; for he cannot dispute with him who is stronger than he is.

“Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker—
An earthenware vessel among the vessels of earth!
Will the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’
Or the thing you are making say, ‘He has no hands’?

He who vindicates Me is near;
Who will contend with Me?
Let us stand up to each other;
Who has a case against Me?
Let him draw near to Me.

Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we?

Instruct

With whom did He consult and who gave Him understanding?

And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge
And informed Him of the way of understanding?

For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.

He that reproveth

“Why did I not die at birth,
Come forth from the womb and expire?

“Am I the sea, or the sea monster,
That You set a guard over me?

“For He bruises me with a tempest
And multiplies my wounds without cause.

‘Is it right for You indeed to oppress,
To reject the labor of Your hands,
And to look favorably on the schemes of the wicked?

Remove Your hand from me,

And let not the dread of You terrify me.

“For now You number my steps,
You do not observe my sin.

“God hands me over to ruffians
And tosses me into the hands of the wicked.

Know then that God has wronged me
And has closed His net around me.

“As God lives, who has taken away my right,
And the Almighty, who has embittered my soul,

“You have become cruel to me;
With the might of Your hand You persecute me.

“What do you mean by using this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying,
‘The fathers eat the sour grapes,
But the children’s teeth are set on edge’?

When they received it, they grumbled at the landowner,

You will say to me then, “Why does He still find fault? For who resists His will?”

For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor?

General references

“But would that God might speak,
And open His lips against you,