Passage Research
Job 40 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Job 40, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 32
- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Job 40 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עָנָה | ʻânâh | H6030 | 5 | eye, heed |
| אִיּוֹב | ʼÎyôwb | H347 | 3 | Ijob |
| צֶאֶל | tseʼel | H6628 | 2 | lotus tree |
| אַף | ʼaph | H639 | 3 | nose, nostril |
| גֵּאֶה | gêʼeh | H1343 | 2 | lofty, arrogant |
| נָקַב | nâqab | H5344 | 2 | puncture, perforate |
| שׂוּם | sûwm | H7760 | 3 | put |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Job 40, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“God, for the further proving of his own power, describes two vast animals, far exceeding man in bulk and strength. Behemoth signifies beasts. Most understand it of an animal well known in Egypt, called the river-horse, or hippopotamus. This vast animal is noticed as an argument to humble ourselves before the great God; for he created this vast animal, which is so fearfully and wonderfully made. Whatever strength this or any other creature has, it is derived from God. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Job 40:15–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jordan — Job 40:23
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