...length God himself interfered, and said, ' If thou art so wise as to be able to fathom everything, gird up now thy loins like a man, for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.' On which Job however reversed the matter, and said, ' I have uttered that I understood not ; things...

...understand not, in their blindness and pride, those difficult questions of the Lord in the book of Job : " Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without...and answer thou me. Where wast thou when I laid the foundation of the earth ? Declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof,...

...to be girded is the part of a waking soul, hearken to what God says to that righteous .lob 38, man, Gird up now thy loins like a man, for I will demand of thee, and answer thou Me. This He says also to all Saints, and this He says again to Moses. And He Himself also Ezek. 9, appears...

...but to call to mind what we are, and we shall see at once the foolishness of murmuring against God. " Gird up now thy loins like a man ; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me." Whatever pains we take to prepare, we shall find it hopeless for man to answer God. " Where wast thou...

...even the ears of one so long accustomed to the turbulence and grandeur of his wild profession. " ' Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand...of the earth ? Declare, if thou hast understanding. ' " The Rover gazed long and silently on the flushed countenance of the speaker. Bending his face in...

...still, and ever will continue to have, not merely a figurative or poetical, but a literal application. Gird up now thy loins like a man : for I will demand...of the earth ? Declare, if thou hast understanding . . . Wliereupon are the foundations thereof fastened ? or who laid the corner-stone thereof; when...

...the blessings had come. 780 -LOOKING-GLASS. 781 "The Almighty, in addressing Job, (ch. 38. 3,) says, 'Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.' People in the East often say to each other, ' "Well, Taraby, you have a difficult task before you;...

...referred to on this point — a passage of unequalled sublimity, ch. 38 : 4-11 — Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth ? Declare if thou...understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knoweet ? Or who hath stretched the line upon it 1 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened1?...

...time, you have refused the invitations of mercy. I ask, what reason can you assign for your refusal ? " Gird up now thy loins like a man ; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me." On what ground can you justify your neglect of religion ? There are persons who neglect religion, and...

...prophets; we must summon them to the field of argument, and say in the words of the Most High to Job, " gird up now thy loins like a man ; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me." Immense obstacles created by pride and prejudice may indeed stand in the way, but if there be truth...