Bible Strands
Job 40:14
Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Job during the whirlwind discourse, immediately after commanding the binding of the proud and before introducing Behemoth.
The words — אוֹדֶךְ ('odekha) literally means "I will praise you," while יְמִינֶךָ (yeminekha) translates to "your right hand," functioning as a metonym for power.
The thread — The motif of divine right hand delivering victory runs through Psalms 44:3 and Psalms 44:6, and Isaiah 40:29 parallels the theme of God imparting strength to the powerless.
Why it lands — The text states that human capability cannot secure salvation, requiring the reader to acknowledge that deliverance depends entirely on divine intervention rather than personal effort.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
Cross-references
- Psalms 44:3 For it was not by their sword that they took the land; their arm did not bring them victory. It was by Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your face, because You favored them.
- Psalms 44:6 For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me.
- Isaiah 40:29 He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
- Romans 5:6 For at just the right time, while we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
- Ephesians 2:4 But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,