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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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.
Job 40
40
1Then the Lord said to Job,
2“You wanted to argue with God All-Powerful.
You wanted to correct me and prove that I was wrong.
So give me your answer!”
3Then Job answered the Lord:
4“I am not worthy to speak!
What can I say to you?
I cannot answer you!
I will put my hand over my mouth.
5I spoke once, but I will not speak again.
I spoke twice, but I will not say anything more.”
6Then the Lord spoke to Job again from the storm:
7“Brace yourself#40:7 Brace yourself Literally, “Gird yourself like a man.” This means “get ready for battle.”
and get ready to answer the questions I will ask you.
8“Are you trying to show that I am unfair?
Are you trying to look innocent by saying that I am guilty?
9Are your arms as strong as mine?
Do you have a voice like mine that is as loud as thunder?
10If so, you can be proud
and wear glory and honor like clothes.
11If you are as powerful as God, then show your anger!
Punish those who are proud and humble them.
12Yes, just look at the proud and make them humble.
Crush those evil people where they stand.
13Bury them all in the dirt.
Wrap their bodies up and put them in their graves.
14If you can do any of these things, then even I will praise you.
And I will admit that you can save yourself by your own power.
15“Look at the behemoth.#40:15 behemoth This might be a hippopotamus, a rhinoceros, or possibly an elephant.
I made the behemoth, and I made you.
He eats grass like a cow.
16But he has great strength in his body.
The muscles in his stomach are powerful.
17His tail stands strong like a cedar tree.
His leg muscles are very strong.
18His bones are as strong as bronze.
His legs are like iron bars.
19The behemoth is the most amazing animal I made,
but I can defeat him.
20He eats the grass that grows on the hills
where the wild animals play.
21He lies under the lotus plants.
He hides among the reeds of the swamp.
22The lotus plants hide him in their shade.
He lives under the willow trees that grow near the river.
23If the river floods, the behemoth will not run away.
He is not afraid if the Jordan River splashes on his face.
24No one can blind his eyes and capture him.
No one can catch him in a trap.
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