Job’s response to God’s first speech could probably be simply summed up in one word: Oops! Job says that he is nothing (NLT) or insignificant (NASB, HCSB). He has said too much and now he covers his mouth. Job says that we should not have spoken even once (40:5)! We are not God’s equal! Now God has silenced Job. Job has had many words and speeches up to this point. But now he has nothing to say but oops! We must see ourselves before the greatness of God and consider, just as Job is doing.
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