The Meaning of Job 40:16 Explained

Job 40:16

KJV: Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

YLT: Lo, I pray thee, his power is in his loins, And his strength in the muscles of his belly.

Darby: Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.

ASV: Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Job 40:16?

MEANING: What does Job 40:16 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Job 40:16 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Job 40:16?

What is the context of Job 40:16?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Lo now, his strength [is] in his loins, and his force [is] in the navel of his belly.

What does Job 40:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 40:1-24 - "hast Thou An Arm Like God?"

God seemed to await Job's reply to His questions. Job had protested that he would fill his mouth with arguments, but none was forthcoming. That vision of God had robbed him of self-reliance. He could only humbly acknowledge that he had uttered words enough. He must be led to the further confession, which will come presently, that he had sinned. Compare Job 42:6.

It was as though the Omniscient Eye still saw in Job some trust in himself; God therefore summoned him to array himself in his utmost glory and majesty and to argue his case further. But how impotent man is at the best!

The truth is driven home by a magnificent description of the hippopotamus, to whom the strongest and biggest of man's creations are child's play. If you cannot prevail against His creatures, how can you stand against the Creator? But if that Creator is your Father, how safe you are! [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 40

¹ Job humbles himself to God
⁶ God stirs him up to show his righteousness, power, and wisdom
¹⁶ Of the behemoth

What do the individual words in Job 40:16 mean?

See now his power [is] in his hips and his strength [is] in muscles his stomach

הִנֵּה־ נָ֣א כֹח֣וֹ בְמָתְנָ֑יו וְ֝אֹנ֗וֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵ֥י בִטְנֽוֹ

הִנֵּה־	See
Parse: Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
נָ֣א	now
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
כֹח֣וֹ	his power [is]
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: כֹּחַ Sense: strength, power, might.
בְמָתְנָ֑יו	in his hips
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, mdc, third person masculine singular Root: מָתְנַיִם Sense: loins, hips.
וְ֝אֹנ֗וֹ	and his strength [is]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אֹון Sense: vigour, generative power.
בִּשְׁרִירֵ֥י	in muscles
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: שָׁרִיר Sense: sinew, muscle.
בִטְנֽוֹ	his stomach
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בֶּטֶן Sense: belly, womb, body.

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