Job
Chapter 40Berean Standard Bible
King James Version
1And the LORD said to Job:
Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
3Then Job answered the LORD:
Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
4“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
5I have spoken once, but I have no answer - twice, but I have nothing to add.”
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
7“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
8Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
12Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
14Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
15Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
16See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
17His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
18His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
19He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
20The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
21He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
24Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
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