Job 40
40
1The Lord answered Job:
2Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him?
Let him who argues with God give an answer.#40:2 Lit God respond to it
3Then Job answered the Lord:
4I am so insignificant. How can I answer you?#Ezr 9:6; Jb 29:9; 42:6
I place my hand over my mouth.
5I have spoken once, and I will not reply;
twice, but now I can add nothing.#Jb 9:3,15; 33:14; Ps 62:11
6Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:#Jb 38:1; Jr 30:23; Ezk 13:11,13
7Get ready to answer me like a man;
when I question#2Sm 11:7; Jb 38:3; 42:4 you, you will inform me.
8Would you really challenge my justice?
Would you declare me guilty#Jb 9:20,28; Ps 37:33; Is 50:9 to justify yourself?#Jb 32:2; Ps 51:4; Rm 3:4
9Do you have an arm like God’s?
Can you thunder with a voice like his?
10Adorn yourself with majesty#Ps 93:1; 96:6; 104:1 and splendor,
and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
11Pour out your raging anger;#Jb 14:13; 19:11; 21:17
look on every proud person and humiliate him.#Is 2:11; Ezk 21:26; Dn 4:37
12Look on every proud person and humble him;#Ps 18:27; Is 13:11; 63:3
trample the wicked where they stand.#40:12 Lit wicked in their place
13Hide them together in the dust;
imprison them in the grave.#40:13 Lit together; bind their faces in the hidden place
14Then I will confess to you
that your own right hand#Ps 17:7; 20:6; 108:6 can deliver you.#Ps 3:8; 49:7; 62:2
15Look at Behemoth,
which I made along with you.
He eats grass like cattle.
16Look at the strength of his back#40:16 Or waist
and the power in the muscles of his belly.
17He stiffens his tail like a cedar tree;
the tendons of his thighs are woven firmly together.
18His bones are bronze tubes;
his limbs are like iron rods.
19He is the foremost of God’s works;#Jb 26:14; Pr 8:22
only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20The hills yield food for him,
while all sorts of wild animals play there.
21He lies under the lotus plants,
hiding in the protection#40:21 Lit plants, in the hiding place of marshy reeds.
22Lotus plants cover him with their shade;
the willows by the brook surround him.
23Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid;
he remains confident, even if the Jordan surges up to his mouth.
24Can anyone capture him while he looks on,#40:24 Lit capture it in its eyes
or pierce his nose with snares?
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Job 40
40
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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