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

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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?

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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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