Job 40:9

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

Cross-reference

Job 9:4 Parallel

Job 9:4 earlier declares God's unmatched strength — the same theme God challenges Job with here.

Job 37:4 Allusion

Job 37:4 describes God's thunderous voice, directly illustrating the 'thunder with a voice like him' in Job 40:9.

Job 37:5 Allusion

Job 37:5 marvels at God's thunder and incomprehensible deeds, reinforcing the divine power questioned in Job 40:9.

Job 26:14 Parallel

In Job 26:14, the thunder of God's power is barely a whisper — directly paralleling the thunderous voice mentioned in the question.

Job 41:10 Parallel

In Job 41:10, God asks who can stand before him — a parallel rhetorical question underscoring the same point: no one matches God's power.

Job 23:6 Contrast

Job 23:6 hoped God would not use his power against him — but here God asserts his power, creating a contrast.

1 Corinthians 10:22 echoes the rhetorical question about human strength vs God's, asking if we are stronger than He — a direct parallel to Job 40:9's challenge.

Psalm 89:13 Parallel

Psalm 89:13 directly says 'You have a mighty arm' — the very thing God asks Job if he possesses.

Isaiah 45:9 Parallel

Isaiah 45:9 warns against striving with the Creator — parallel to God's challenge about having his arm and power.

Revelation 19:6 describes God's voice as 'mighty thunderings' — directly echoing the thunder of God's voice in Job 40:9.

Acts 11:17 Parallel

Acts 11:17 echoes the rhetorical question: 'what was I, that I could withstand God?' — same theme of human inability to oppose divine power.

John 12:29 Allusion

John 12:29 records people mistaking God's voice for thunder, directly connecting to Job's question about thundering like God.

Luke 1:51 Allusion

Luke 1:51 celebrates God's arm scattering the proud, using the same 'arm' imagery to show God's strength over human might.

Daniel 4:35 Parallel

Daniel 4:35 declares that none can stay God's hand or question Him, directly echoing the theme of God's unrivaled power.

Ezekiel 10:5 compares the cherubim's wings to the voice of the Almighty, paralleling the divine thunder in Job 40:9.

Jeremiah 51:16 depicts God's voice causing waters and lightning, directly echoing the thunderous voice in Job 40:9.

Isaiah 30:30 describes both God's glorious voice and the lightning of His arm, mirroring the two elements in Job 40:9.

Psalm 29:4 Parallel

Psalm 29:4 echoes the thunderous voice of God, directly paralleling the rhetorical question about God's voice in Job 40:9.

Psalm 18:13 Parallel

In Psalm 18:13, the Lord thunders from heaven — a vivid depiction of the very thunderous voice that Job 40:9 asks if Job can produce.

2 Chronicles 32:8 contrasts 'arm of flesh' with the LORD our God, directly paralleling the 'arm like God' question in Job 40:9.

2 Samuel 22:14 states 'The LORD thundered from heaven', a direct parallel to the thunderous voice God challenges Job with in Job 40:9.

1 Samuel 2:10 declares God thunders from heaven and breaks adversaries, directly echoing the thunderous voice in Job 40:9.

Isaiah 40:18 asks who can compare to God, a rhetorical parallel to Job's challenge about God's arm and voice.

Psalm 89:10 Parallel

Psalm 89:10 describes God scattering enemies with his mighty arm — parallel to God's challenge about having such an arm.

Ezekiel 28:6 rebukes the prince of Tyre for claiming to be God, contrasting human pride with divine power as in Job's challenge.

Exodus 15:6 Parallel

Exodus 15:6 celebrates God's right hand in power — the same 'arm' imagery God uses to challenge Job.

Ezekiel 22:14 uses a similar rhetorical question about human endurance under God's judgment, reinforcing that no one can withstand God's power.