Job 40:7

Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

Cross-reference

Job 13:22 Contrast

In Job 13:22, Job challenged God to call and answer — now God reverses the roles and questions Job.

Job 23:4 Allusion

In Job 23:4, Job planned to present his case — now God commands him to declare.

Job 38:3 Parallel

Job 38:3 is the identical challenge God gave earlier — this repetition bookends the divine speech.

Job 42:4 Citation

In Job 42:4, Job echoes God's own words back to him, acknowledging the challenge.

Job 13:18 Allusion

In Job 13:18, Job declared he had prepared his case — now God calls him to present it.

Isaiah 43:26 invites arguing a case with God — directly parallels God's invitation to Job.

Isaiah 41:1 Parallel

Isaiah 41:1 summons nations to a courtroom with God — similar legal imagery to Job's confrontation.

Isaiah 41:21 calls for presenting a case before God — mirrors the divine challenge to Job.