Job 40

1The Lord said to Job:

2“Will the person who argues with God All-Powerful correct him?

Let the person who accuses God answer him!”

3Then Job answered the Lord:

4“I am not worthy. I cannot answer you anything.

I will put my hand over my mouth.

5I spoke one time, but I will not answer again.

I even spoke two times, but I will say nothing more.”

6Then the Lord spoke to Job from the storm:

7“Be strong, like a man.

I will ask you questions.

And you must answer me.

8Would you say that I am unfair?

Would you blame me to make yourself look right?

9Are you as strong as God?

And can your voice thunder like his?

10If so, then decorate yourself with glory and beauty.

And put on honor and greatness as if they were clothing.

11Let your great anger punish.

Look at everyone who is proud and make him feel unimportant.

12Look at everyone who is proud and bring him under your control.

Crush the wicked wherever they are.

13Bury them all in the dirt together.

Cover their faces in the grave.

14If you can do that, then I myself will praise you

because you are strong enough to save yourself.

15“Look at Behemoth.# A large land animal, exact identity unknown.

I made him just as I made you.

He eats grass like an ox.

16Look at the strength he has in his body.

The muscles of his stomach are powerful!

17His tail extends like a cedar tree.

The muscles of his thighs are woven together.

18His bones are like tubes of bronze metal.

His legs are like bars of iron.

19He is one of the first of God’s works.

But God, his Maker, can destroy him.

20The hills, where the wild animals play,

provide food for him.

21He lies under the lotus plants

hidden by the tall grass in the swamp.

22The lotus plants hide him in their shadow.

The poplar trees by the streams surround him.

23If the river floods, he will not be afraid.

He is not afraid even if the Jordan River rushes to his mouth.

24Can anyone blind his eyes and capture him?

Can anyone put hooks in his nose?

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Job 40

1-2Job, you challenged Almighty God;

will you give up now, or will you answer?

Job

3-4I spoke foolishly, LORD. What can I answer?

I will not try to say anything else.

5I have already said more than I should.

6Then out of the storm the LORD spoke to Job once again.

The LORD

7Stand up straight now,

and answer my questions.

8Are you trying to prove that I am unjust —

to put me in the wrong and yourself in the right?

9Are you as strong as I am?

Can your voice thunder as loud as mine?

10If so, stand up in your honour and pride;

clothe yourself with majesty and glory.

11Look at those who are proud;

pour out your anger and humble them.

12Yes, look at them and bring them down;

crush the wicked where they stand.

13Bury them all in the ground;

bind them in the world of the dead.

14Then I will be the first to praise you

and admit that you won the victory yourself.

15Look at the monster Behemoth;#40.15 Behemoth: Some identify this with the hippopotamus, others with a legendary creature.

I created him and I created you.

He eats grass like a cow,

16but what strength there is in his body,

and what power there is in his muscles!

17His tail stands up like a cedar,

and the muscles in his legs are strong.

18His bones are as strong as bronze,

and his legs are like iron bars.

19The most amazing of all my creatures!

Only his Creator can defeat him.

20Grass to feed him grows

on the hills where wild beasts play.#40.20 Verse 20 in Hebrew is unclear.

21He lies down under the thorn bushes,

and hides among the reeds in the swamp.

22The thorn bushes and the willows by the stream

give him shelter in their shade.

23He is not afraid of a rushing river;

he is calm when the Jordan dashes in his face.

24Who can blind his eyes and capture him?

Or who can catch his snout in a trap?

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