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16. Lo now, his strength [is] in his loins, and his force [is] in the navel of his belly.
16. Lo now, his strength [is] in his loins, and his force [is] in the navel of his belly.
In Job chapter, God continues to speak to Job, questioning his wisdom and power compared to God Himself. He asks a series of rhetorical questions to show Job his own insignificance towards the Creator. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Psalms 50:10-11: "For every forest animal is mine, and the animals to the thousands over the mountains. I know all the birds of the hills; and all that moves in the field is mine." This verse shows God's power over all breeding, including animals, mountains and fields, highlighting divine superiority over breeding.
Isaiah 55:8-9: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways are my ways, says the Lord. For, just as heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. " This verse highlights the difference between wisdom and the power of God and the human limitation to understand them.
Job 38:4-5: "Where were you when I founded the earth? I know if you have intelligence. Who put the measurements to him, if you know it? Or who extended the string upon it?"
Psalm 139:1-2: "Lord, you probed me and know me. You know when I seat and when I get up; I penetrate my thoughts away." This verse emphasizes God's knowledge of human life and thoughts.
Isaiah 45:9: "Woe to the one who contains with his creator! The shard among other clay shards! Perhaps, will say the clay to what shapes it: what do you do? Or: Your work has no handle." This verse highlights the lack of wisdom in fighting God's will and opposing his work.
"Tente percorrer com toda a simplicidade o caminho de Nosso Senhor e não se aflija inutilmente.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina
