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Job 38:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

VIII. The Lord and Job Meet

Chapter 38

1 Then the Lord[a] answered Job out of the storm and said:

2 Who is this who darkens counsel
    with words of ignorance?
3 Gird up your loins[b] now, like a man;
    I will question you, and you tell me the answers!(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 38:1 Now the Lord enters the debate and addresses two discourses (chaps. 38–39 and 40–41) to Job, speaking of divine wisdom and power. Such things are altogether beyond the capacity of Job. Out of the storm: frequently the background of the appearances of the Lord in the Old Testament; cf. Ps 18; 50; Na 1:3; Hb 3:2–15.
  2. 38:3 Gird up your loins: prepare for combat—figuratively, be ready to defend yourself in debate.
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