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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1Then 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?”
Job Responds to the Lord
3Then Job replied to the Lord,
4“I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers?
I will cover my mouth with my hand.
5I have said too much already.
I have nothing more to say.”
The Lord Challenges Job Again
6Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:
7“Brace yourself like a man,
because I have some questions for you,
and you must answer them.
8“Will you discredit my justice
and condemn me just to prove you are right?
9Are you as strong as God?
Can you thunder with a voice like his?
10All right, put on your glory and splendor,
your honor and majesty.
11Give vent to your anger.
Let it overflow against the proud.
12Humiliate the proud with a glance;
walk on the wicked where they stand.
13Bury them in the dust.
Imprison them in the world of the dead.
14Then even I would praise you,
for your own strength would save you.
15“Take a look at Behemoth,#40:15 The identification of Behemoth is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a mythical sea monster in ancient literature.
which I made, just as I made you.
It eats grass like an ox.
16See its powerful loins
and the muscles of its belly.
17Its tail is as strong as a cedar.
The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together.
18Its bones are tubes of bronze.
Its limbs are bars of iron.
19It is a prime example of God’s handiwork,
and only its Creator can threaten it.
20The mountains offer it their best food,
where all the wild animals play.
21It lies under the lotus plants,#40:21 Or bramble bushes; also in 40:22.
hidden by the reeds in the marsh.
22The lotus plants give it shade
among the willows beside the stream.
23It is not disturbed by the raging river,
not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it.
24No one can catch it off guard
or put a ring in its nose and lead it away.
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