King James Version with Apocrypha
"Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me."
— Job 38:3, King James Version with Apocrypha
“Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.”
“Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. ”
“Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!”
“Get ready for a difficult task like a man; I will question you and you will inform me!”
“Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and answer thou me.”
“Get your strength together like a man of war; I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.”
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;