Job 40:3-5
Summary for Job 40:3-5: 40:3-5 a Job’s brief and humble response does not acknowledge guilt, but it does admit his insignificance (40:4 b). He had previously thought that he could approach God like a prince (31:37 c) or even cross-examine him (13:22-23 d).40:4 e I am nothing (cp. 42:6 f): Job was not repenting from sin; like Abraham, he recognized his unworthiness (Gen 18:27 g).
• Job had asked his comforters to cover their mouth to acknowledge shock (21:5 h); here he does so himself in reaction to his own rash words.
40:5 i Job had nothing more to say; he had no further charges against God, nor would he make a rebuttal.
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