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Gird up,אֱזָרplease,נָאyour loinsחֲלָצֶיךָlike a man;כְגֶבֶרI will ask you,וְאֶשְׁאָלְךָand you make known to me.וְהוֹדִיעֵנִי
Job 38:3
Study it in the app“Gird up, please, your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you make known to me.”
God answers Job from the whirlwind with questionsSuffering and Trials
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 38:3, word by word
- Gird upאֱזָרezar
gird
To gird: to fasten clothing or weapons at the waist for work or for battle; figuratively, to be filled with strength.
Where else “ezar” appears- your loinsחֲלָצֶיchalatse
loins
Loins: the waist, seen as the source of offspring and strength.
Where else “chalatse” appears- like a manגֶבֶרgever
man
Man, a grown man in his strength.
Where else “gever” appears- I will ask youאֶשְׁאָלְeshal
ask
To ask a question.
Where else “eshal” appears- and you make known to meהוֹדִיעֵhodie
make known
To make someone aware, teach.
Where else “hodie” appears
The context
2“Who is this that darkens counsel with words without knowledge?
3 · This verse (above)
4Where were you when I founded the earth? Declare it, if you know understanding.