Job 40
40
The Lord Continues
I Am the Lord All-Powerful
* 1I am the Lord All-Powerful,
2but you have argued
that I am wrong.
Now you must answer me.
3Job said to the Lord:
4Who am I to answer you?
5I did speak once or twice,
but never again.
6Then out of the storm
the Lord said to Job:
7Face me and answer
the questions I ask!
8Are you trying to prove
that you are innocent
by accusing me of injustice?
9Do you have a powerful arm
and a thundering voice
that compare with mine?
10If so, then surround yourself
with glory and majesty.
* 11Show your furious anger!
Throw down and crush
12all who are proud and evil.
13Wrap them in grave clothes
and bury them together
in the dusty soil.
14Do this, and I will agree
that you have won
this argument.
I Created You
15I created both you
and the hippopotamus.#40.15 the hippopotamus: The Hebrew text has “Behemoth,” which was sometimes understood to be a sea monster like Rahab (9.13; 26.12), Leviathan (3.8; 41.1), and Tannin (7.12).
It eats only grass like an ox,
16but look at the mighty muscles
in its body 17and legs.
Its tail is like a cedar tree,
and its thighs are thick.
18The bones in its legs
are like bronze or iron.
19I made it more powerful
than any other creature,
yet I am stronger still.
20Undisturbed, it eats grass
while the other animals
play nearby.#40.20 nearby: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 20.
* 21It rests in the shade of trees
along the riverbank
22or hides among reeds
in the swamp.
23It remains calm and unafraid
with the Jordan River rushing
and splashing in its face.
24There is no way to capture
a hippopotamus—
not even by hooking its nose
or blinding its eyes.
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Job 40
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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