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Job 38:1 KJV
Job · chapter 38 · verse 1
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,Job 38:1 · King James Version
Job 38:1 in context
1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- whirlwindçaʻara hurricaneH5591 →
- answeredʻânâhproperly, to eye or to heedH6030 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- JobʼÎyôwbIjob, the patriarch famous for his patienceH347 →
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Let us observe here, 1. Who speaks - The Lord, Jehovah, not a created angel, but the eternal Word himself, the second person in the blessed Trinity, for it is he by whom the worlds were made, and that was no other than the Son of God. The same speaks here that afterwards spoke from Mount Sinai.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-3