Iyoḇ (Job) 40
40
1And יהוה answered Iyoḇ, and said,
2“Should a reprover contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves Eloah answer it.”
3And Iyoḇ answered יהוה and said,
4“See, I am insignificant, what would I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth.
5Once I have spoken, but I have no answer – and twice, but I say no more.”
6Then יהוה answered Iyoḇ out of the whirlwind, and said,
7“Now gird up your loins like a man; I ask you, and you answer Me.
8Would you also set aside My judgment? Would you pronounce Me wrong, and you be declared righteous?
9Or do you have an arm like Ěl? Or do you thunder with a voice like His?
10Deck yourself, please, with excellency and grandeur, and put on esteem and splendour.
11Scatter abroad the rage of your wrath, and look on everyone who is proud and bring him low.
12Look on everyone who is proud, humble him. And tread down the wrong-doers in their place.
13Hide them in the dust together, bind their faces in obscurity.
14Then even I would confess to you that your own right hand does save you.
15See now, Behĕmoth, which I made along with you – he eats grass like an ox.
16See now, his strength is in his loins, and his power is in his stomach muscles.
17He bends his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18His bones are like tubes of bronze, his ribs like bars of iron.
19He is the beginning of the ways of Ěl. His Maker brings near His sword.
20For the mountains yield food for him, and all the beasts of the field play there.
21He lies under the slender trees, under cover of reed and swamp.
22The slender trees cover him with their shade; the willows by the stream surround him.
23See, if a river rages, he is not alarmed; he feels safe, even if the Yardĕn gushes into his mouth,
24Before his eyes, shall he be caught, with snares? Or his nose pierced?
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Job 40
40
1#Job 38:1Moreover, the Lord answered Job and said:
2#Job 33:13; 9:3 “Will he who argues with the Almighty instruct Him?
He who rebukes God, let him answerit.”
Job Replies to the Lord
3Then Job answered the Lord and said:
4#Job 29:9; 21:5 “Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer You?
I will lay my hand over my mouth.
5#Job 33:14; Ps 62:11 Once have I spoken, but I will not answer;
yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
The Lord Challenges Job
6#Job 38:1Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7#Job 38:3; 42:4 “Prepare yourself now like a man;
I will question you,
and you will answer Me.
8#Job 10:3; 32:2 “Will you indeed annul My judgment?
Will you condemn Me, that you may be righteous?
9#Job 37:4–5; Ps 89:13 Have you an arm like God?
Or can you thunder with a voice like Him?
10#Ps 93:1 Adorn yourself now with majesty and excellence,
and array yourself with glory and beauty.
11#Da 4:37; Isa 2:11–12 Let loose the rage of your wrath,
and look on every one who is proud and abase him;
12#Job 36:20; Isa 63:3 look on every one who is proud and bring him low,
and tread down the wicked in their place.
13#Isa 2:10 Hide them in the dust together,
and imprison them in the hidden place of the grave.
14Then I will also confess to you
that your own right hand can save you.
15“Look now at the behemoth
which I made along with you;
he eats grass like an ox.
16See now his strength is in his hips,
and his power is in the muscles of his belly.
17He moves his tail like a cedar;
the sinews of his thighs are wrapped together.
18His bones are like strong pieces of brass;
his bones are like bars of iron.
19He is the first of the works of God;
He who made him can bring near His sword.
20#Ps 104:14; 104:26 Surely the mountains bring forth food for him,
where all the beasts of the field play.
21He lies under the shady trees,
in the thicket of the reed and marsh.
22The shady trees cover him with their shadow;
the willows of the brook surround him.
23#Ge 13:10 Look, the river rages, but he is not alarmed;
he trusts that he can draw up the Jordan into his mouth.
24Can anyone catch it by its eyes,
or pierce its nose with a snare?
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