Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and,declare thou unto me,.... And prepare to give an answer to what should be demanded of him.
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Job 40:7
Job 40:7
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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