Job 40 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Then the LORD said to Job, And the LORD said to Job: The LORD said to Job:
2 “Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?” “Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.” “Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!”
3 Then Job replied to the LORD, Then Job answered the LORD and said: Then Job answered the LORD:
4 “I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers? I will cover my mouth with my hand. “Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth. “I am unworthy—how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.
5 I have said too much already. I have nothing more to say.” I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but I will proceed no further.” I spoke once, but I have no answer— twice, but I will say no more.”
6 Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:
7 “Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them. “Dress for action like a man; I will question you, and you make it known to me. “Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
8 “Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right? Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be in the right? “Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
9 Are you as strong as God? Can you thunder with a voice like his? Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his? Do you have an arm like God’s, and can your voice thunder like his?
10 All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty. “Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor. Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
11 Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud. Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud and abase him. Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at all who are proud and bring them low,
12 Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on the wicked where they stand. Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low and tread down the wicked where they stand. look at all who are proud and humble them, crush the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them in the dust. Imprison them in the world of the dead. Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below. Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.
14 Then even I would praise you, for your own strength would save you. Then will I also acknowledge to you that your own right hand can save you. Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 “Take a look at Behemoth, which I made, just as I made you. It eats grass like an ox. “Behold, Behemoth, which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox. “Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.
16 See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly. Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly. What strength it has in its loins, what power in the muscles of its belly!
17 Its tail is as strong as a cedar. The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together. He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together. Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze. Its limbs are bars of iron. His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like bars of iron. Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like rods of iron.
19 It is a prime example of God’s handiwork, and only its Creator can threaten it. “He is the first of the works of God; let him who made him bring near his sword! It ranks first among the works of God, yet its Maker can approach it with his sword.
20 The mountains offer it their best food, where all the wild animals play. For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play. The hills bring it their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.
21 It lies under the lotus plants, hidden by the reeds in the marsh. Under the lotus plants he lies, in the shelter of the reeds and in the marsh. Under the lotus plants it lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
22 The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream. For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him. The lotuses conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround it.
23 It is not disturbed by the raging river, not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it. Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened; he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth. A raging river does not alarm it; it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth.
24 No one can catch it off guard or put a ring in its nose and lead it away. Can one take him by his eyes, or pierce his nose with a snare? Can anyone capture it by the eyes, or trap it and pierce its nose?
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