Job Humbles Himself before the LORD

1And Jehovah will answer Job, and he will say,

2Shall he contending with the Almighty, instruct? he reproving God shall answer it.

3And Job will answer Jehovah, and say,

4Behold, I was vile; what shall I turn back to thee? I put my hand to my mouth.

5Once I sake, and I will not answer: and twice, and I will not add.

The LORD Challenges Job Again

6And Jehovah will answer Job from the whirlwind, and he will say,

7Gird up now thy loins as a man; I will ask thee, and do thou make known to me.

8Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me so that thou shalt be just?

9And if an arm to thee as God? and with thy voice wilt thou thunder as he?

10Deck thyself now with majesty and grandeur, and thou shalt put on ornament and splendor.

11Scatter the overflowings of thine anger, and see every proud one and bring him low.

12See every proud one, and humble him; and crush the unjust in their place.

13Hide them in the dust together, and bind their faces in hiding.

14And also I will confess to thee that thy right hand shall save for thee.

15Behold now, the great beast which I made with thee; he will eat grass as an ox.

16Behold now, his strength in his loins, and his power in the sinews of his belly.

17He will bend his tail as a cedar; the sinews of his thighs will be woven together.

18His bones tubes of brass; his bones as a hammered bar of iron.

19He the chief of the ways of God: he making him, his sword will reach.

20For the mountains shall lift up produce for him, and all the beasts of the field shall play there.

21He will lie down under the shades, in the covering of the reed and marsh.

22The shades shall cover him with their shadow; the willows of the torrent shall surround him.

23Behold, he will oppress a river, and he will not spring up: he will trust that Jordan burst forth into his mouth.

24He will take it with his eyes: his nose will pierce through snares.