Job 40
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Job: What Can I Say?
1Then the Lord said to Job,
2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who disputes with God answer it.”
3Then Job replied to the Lord and said,
4“Behold, I am of little importance and contemptible; what can I reply to You?
I lay my hand on my mouth. [Ezra 9:6; Ps 51:4]
5“I have spoken once, but I will not reply again—
Indeed, twice [I have answered], and I will add nothing further.”
God Questions Job
6Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying,
7“Now #40:7 See note 38:3.gird up your loins (prepare yourself) like a man,
And I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
8“Will you really annul My judgment and set it aside as void?
Will you condemn Me [your God] that you may [appear to] be righteous and justified?
9“Have you an arm like God,
And can you thunder with a voice like His?
10¶“Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity [since you question the Almighty],
And array yourself with honor and majesty.
11“Pour out the overflowings of your wrath,
And look at everyone who is proud and make him low.
12“Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him,
And [if you are so able] tread down the wicked where they stand.
13“[Crush and] hide them in the dust together;
Shut them up in the hidden place [the house of death].
14“[If you can do all this, Job, proving your divine power] then I [God] will also praise you and acknowledge
That your own right hand can save you.
God’s Power Shown in Creatures
15¶“Behold now, #40:15 Or the hippopotamus. Although Behemoth cannot be identified with certainty, the biblical description seems most like the hippopotamus. In ancient times it may have been even more formidable than today. In Job’s day the hippopotamus was the largest known creature, was commonly found in the lower Nile River, and may also have existed in the Jordan.Behemoth, which I created as well as you;
He eats grass like an ox.
16“See now, his strength is in his loins
And his power is in the muscles and sinews of his belly.
17“He sways his tail like a cedar;
The tendons of his thighs are twisted and knit together [like a rope].
18“His bones are tubes of bronze;
His #40:18 Lit bones.limbs are like bars of iron.
19¶“He is the first [in magnitude and power] of the works of God;
[Only] He who made him can bring near His sword [to master him].
20“Surely the mountains bring him food,
And all the wild animals play there.
21“He lies down under the lotus plants,
In the hidden shelter of the reeds in the marsh.
22“The lotus plants cover him with their shade;
The willows of the brook surround him.
23“If a river rages and overflows, he does not tremble;
He is confident, though the Jordan [River] swells and rushes against his mouth.
24“Can anyone capture him when he is on watch,
Or pierce his nose with barbs [to trap him]?
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Job 40
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1God continued speaking to Job. 2“Are you still going to fight with the Almighty and try to set him straight?#40:2. Or “Shall a faultfinder contend with God?” Anyone who argues with God must give some answers.”
3Job answered the Lord, 4“Me—I am nothing at all. I have no answers. I put my hand in front of my mouth. 5I have already said far too much and I won't say anything more.”
6Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, 7“Prepare yourself, be strong, for I am going to question you, and you must answer me.
8Are you really going to say my decisions are wrong?#40:8. Or “invalidate my justice.” Are you going to condemn me so you can be right? 9Are you as powerful as I am? Does your voice thunder like mine? 10Why don't you dress yourself with majesty and dignity, and clothe yourself with glory and splendor! 11Let loose your fierce anger. Humble the proud with a glance. 12Bring down the proud with your gaze; tread the wicked underfoot right where they are. 13Bury them in the dust; lock them away in the grave. 14Then I will also agree that your own strength can save you.
15Consider Behemoth,#40:15. Some identify Behemoth as the hippopotamus; others with a legendary creature. Behemoth is the plural of the usual word for animal. a creature I made just like I made you. It eats grass like cattle. 16Look at its powerful loins, the muscles of its belly. 17It bends its tail like a cedar; its thigh sinews are strong. 18Its bones are like bronze tubes; its limbs like iron rods. 19It is the most important example of what God can do; only the one who made it can approach it with a sword.#40:19. The Hebrew is unclear. The verse may mean that only its Creator can defeat it. 20The hills produce food for it, and all the wild animals play there.#40:20. Presumably the other animals are safe from the Behemoth since it is vegetarian. 21It lies under the lotus;#40:21. Some identify this with the Lotus plant, others with the Lotus tree. it hides in the reeds of the marsh. 22The lotus covers it with shade; the willow trees of the valley surround it. 23Even if the river is in flood, it is not concerned; it remains calm when the Jordan river surges against it. 24No one can catch it while it is watching, or pierce its nose with a noose.”#40:24. Or “It can take it with his eyes: it can pierce a snare with its nose.”
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