Job 40
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1Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:1And the LORD said to Job:
2“Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it.”2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
3Then Job answered the LORD and said:3Then Job answered the LORD:
4“Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth.4“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
5Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”5I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”
6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7“Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me:7“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
8“Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?8Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
9Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty.10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
11Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.11Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
12Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.12Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
13Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness.13Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
14Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you.14Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
15“Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.15Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
16See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles.16See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
17He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.17His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron.18His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
19He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword.19He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20Surely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.20The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
21He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh.21He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
22The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him.22The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,23Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
24Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare.24Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
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