Job 40
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Insignificant Before God
1Then Adonai answered Job, saying:
2“Will the one who contends with Shaddai correct him? Let him who accuses God answer!”
3Then Job answered Adonai. He said:
4“Indeed, I am unworthy— what can I reply to You? I put my hand over my mouth.
5I spoke once, but I have no answer— twice, but I will say no more.”
6Then Adonai answered Job from the whirlwind:
7“Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you will inform Me!
8“Would you really annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
9Do you have an arm like God’s and can you thunder with a voice like His?
10Then adorn yourself in majesty and dignity; clothe yourself in splendor and honor.
11Scatter the fury of your anger. Look at every proud person and bring him low;
12look at everyone who is proud and humble him; tread down the wicked where they stand.
13Hide them together in the dust bind their faces in the hidden place.
14Then I—even I will acknowledge to you, that your own right hand can save you!
Behemoth and Leviathan
15“Look now at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He eats grass like an ox.
16Now look at his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly.
17He stiffens his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs like rods of iron.
19He is first among the ways of God, Let his Maker draw near with His sword!
20For the mountains bring him food, and all the wild animals play there.
21Under the lotus plants he lies down, in the secrecy of the reeds and marsh.
22The lotuses conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23If the river rages, he is not alarmed. He is secure, even though the Jordan surges against his mouth.
24Can anyone capture it by its eyes, or pierce his nose with hooks?
25“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook, or tie down his tongue with a cord?
26Can you put a reed rope in his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?
27Will he make many supplications to you, or speak softly to you?
28Will he make a covenant with you, so you can take him as a slave forever?
29Can you play with him like a bird, or put him on a leash for your girls?
30Will traders barter for him? Will they divide him among the merchants?
31Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears?
32If you lay your hands on him— you will remember the battle and never do it again!
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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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Good News Bible. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.