Job 38:3
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חָגַר
châgar
to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)
מֹתֶן
môthen
properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
עָנָה
ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, ...
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁאַל shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Study H7592 →מֹתֶן môthen
properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
Study H4975 →עָנָה ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
Study H6030 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD’s passover.
And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.
Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
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