Job 40
40
1The Lord answered Job:
2Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?
Let him who argues with God give an answer. # Lit God respond to it
3Then Job answered the Lord:
4I am so insignificant. How can I answer You? # Ezr 9:6; Jb 29:9; 42:6
I place my hand over my mouth.
5I have spoken once, and I will not reply;
twice, but now I can add nothing. # Jb 9:3,15; 33:14; Ps 62:11
6Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind: # Jb 38:1; Jr 30:23; Ezk 13:11,13
7Get ready to answer Me like a man;
When I question # 2Sm 11:7; Jb 38:3; 42:4 you, you will inform Me.
8Would you really challenge My justice?
Would you declare Me guilty # Jb 9:20,28; Ps 37:33; Is 50:9 to justify yourself? # Jb 32:2; Ps 51:4; Rm 3:4
9Do you have an arm like God’s?
Can you thunder with a voice like His?
10Adorn yourself with majesty # Ps 93:1; 96:6; 104:1 and splendor,
and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
11Unleash your raging anger; # Jb 14:13; 19:11; 21:17
look on every proud person and humiliate him. # Is 2:11; Ezk 21:26; Dn 4:37
12Look on every proud person and humble him; # Ps 18:27; Is 13:11; 63:3
trample the wicked where they stand. # Lit wicked in their place
13Hide them together in the dust;
imprison them in the grave. # Lit together; bind their faces in the hidden place
14Then I will confess to you
that your own right hand # Ps 17:7; 20:6; 108:6 can deliver you. # Ps 3:8; 49:7; 62:2
15Look at Behemoth,
which I made along with you.
He eats grass like an ox.
16Look at the strength of his loins
and the power in the muscles of his belly.
17He stiffens his tail like a cedar tree;
the tendons of his thighs are woven firmly together.
18His bones are bronze tubes;
his limbs are like iron rods.
19He is the foremost of God’s works; # Jb 26:14; Pr 8:22
only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20The hills yield food for him,
while all sorts of wild animals play there.
21He lies under the lotus plants,
hiding in the protection # Lit plants, in the hiding place of marshy reeds.
22Lotus plants cover him with their shade;
the willows by the brook surround him.
23Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid;
he remains confident, even if the Jordan surges up to his mouth.
24Can anyone capture him while he looks on, # Lit capture it in its eyes
or pierce his nose with snares?
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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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