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Job 40:11
Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Job from the whirlwind, issuing a rhetorical challenge after commanding him to adorn himself with majesty and splendor. The moment occurs within a divine interrogation where God lists sovereign actions that Job cannot perform.
The words — The Hebrew הָפֵץ (hāp̄ēṣ) literally means "scatter," directing the command to disperse the fury of God's wrath. The verb הַשְׁפִּילֵהוּ (hashpîlēhû) means "bring low," targeting the proud person (גֵאֶה, gēʾeh) for humiliation.
The thread — This motif of divine humiliation of the proud recurs in Isaiah 2:11 and Isaiah 2:17, where human loftiness is brought low so the LORD alone is exalted. Daniel 4:37 echoes the theme by recording Nebuchadnezzar’s recognition that the King of heaven humbles the proud.
Why it lands — The text commands the reader to acknowledge that human pride is subject to divine judgment and must be actively subdued by God’s authority. It demands a posture of accountability rather than self-justification when confronting sovereign power.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
Cross-references
- Daniel 4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
- Isaiah 2:11 The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 2:17 So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,
- Nahum 1:6 Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.
- Exodus 9:16 But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
- Exodus 15:6 Your right hand, O LORD, is majestic in power; Your right hand, O LORD, has shattered the enemy.
- Exodus 18:11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
- Deuteronomy 32:22 For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.
- Job 20:23 When he has filled his stomach, God will vent His fury upon him, raining it down on him as he eats.
- Job 27:22 It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.