God asks 'Have you an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like his?' returning to the theme of power and asking whether Job possesses divine power. The questions about arm and voice establish that Job lacks the physical and auditory power that God manifests. The arm represents strength and agency; the thundering voice represents authority and presence. Job's lack of such power establishes again that Job is not in a position to judge God. The verse seems to assert that only one with divine power could legitimately judge divine action, and Job lacks such power. Yet the verse also raises implicit questions: does power determine the right to judge, or can one judge power without oneself possessing it?

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