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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Job 40
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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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