Job 40
40
1And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind said:
2Gird up thy loins like a man. I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.
3Wilt thou make void my judgment? And condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?
4And hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
5Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high: and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.
6Scatter the proud in thy indignation: and behold every arrogant man, and humble him.
7Look on all that are proud, and confound them: and crush the wicked in their place.
8Hide them in the dust together: and plunge their faces into the pit.
9Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.
10Behold behemoth whom I made with thee. He eateth grass like an ox.
11His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly.
12He setteth up his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.
13His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron.
14He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him: he will apply his sword.
15To him the mountains bring forth grass: there all the beasts of the field shall play.
16He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.
17The shades cover his shadow: the willows of the brook shall compass him about.
18Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder: and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth.
19In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.
20Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook? Or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?
21Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?
22Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?
23Will he make a covenant with thee? And wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever?
24Shalt thou play with him as with a bird, or tie him up for thy handmaids?
25Shall friends cut him in pieces? Shall merchants divide him?
26Wilt thou fill nets with his skin, and the cabins of fishes with his head?
27Lay thy hand upon him. Remember the battle; and speak no more.
28Behold, his hope shall fail him, and in the sight of all he shall be cast down.
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Job 40
40
The LORD speaks and Job answers
1The LORD continued to respond to Job:
2Will the one who disputes with the Almighty correct him?
God’s instructor must answer him.
3Job responded to the LORD:
4Look, I’m of little worth. What can I answer you?
I’ll put my hand over my mouth.
5I have spoken once, I won’t answer;
twice, I won’t do it again.
A challenge from the LORD
6The LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:
7Prepare yourself like a man;
I will interrogate you, and you will respond to me.
8Would you question my justice,
deem me guilty so you can be innocent?
9Or do you have an arm like God;
can you thunder with a voice like him?
10Adorn yourself with splendor and majesty;
clothe yourself with honor and esteem.
11Unleash your raging anger;
look on all the proud and humble them.
12Look on all the proud and debase them;
trample the wicked in their place.
13Hide them together in the dust;
bind their faces in a hidden place.
14Then I, even I, will praise you,
for your strong hand has delivered you.
Behemoth
15Look at Behemoth, whom I made along with you;
he eats grass like cattle.
16Look, his strength is in his thighs,
his power in stomach muscles.
17He stiffens his tail like a cedar;
the tendons in his thighs are tightly woven.
18His bones are like bronze tubes,
his limbs like iron bars.
19He is the first of God’s acts;
only his maker can come near him with a sword.
20Indeed, the hills bring him tribute,
places where all the wild animals play.
21He lies under the lotuses,
under the cover of reed and marsh.
22The lotuses screen him with shade;
poplars of the stream surround him.
23If the river surges, he doesn’t hurry;
he is confident even though the Jordan gushes into his mouth.
24Can he be seized by his eyes?
Can anyone pierce his nose by hooks?
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