Job 38:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.”
Job 38:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 38:3 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Job 38:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Job 38:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!”
Job 38:3 — World English Bible
Job 38:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. ”
Job 38:3 — American Standard Version
Job 38:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.”
Job 38:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 38:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will demand of thee, and inform thou me. ”
Job 38:3 — Darby Translation
Job 38:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Girde vp nowe thy loynes like a man: I will demande of thee and declare thou vnto me.”
Job 38:3 — Geneva Bible
Job 38:3 in Context — Job 38
1 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
What Does Job 38:3 Mean?
Job 38:3 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 38. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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