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 38:3
Parallel
Job 38:3 is the identical challenge God gave earlier — this repetition bookends the divine speech.
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
Parallel
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
Parallel
Isaiah 41:21 calls for presenting a case before God — mirrors the divine challenge to Job.