Job 40

Job 40

1Moreover, the Lord answered Job and said:[#Job 38:1]

2“Will he who argues with the Almighty instruct Him?

He who rebukes God, let him answer it.”

Job Replies to the Lord

3Then Job answered the Lord and said:

4“Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer You?

I will lay my hand over my mouth.

5Once have I spoken, but I will not answer;

yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”

The Lord Challenges Job

6Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:[#Job 38:1]

7“Prepare yourself now like a man;

I will question you,

and you will answer Me.

8“Will you indeed annul My judgment?

Will you condemn Me, that you may be righteous?

9Have you an arm like God?[#Ps 89:13]

Or can you thunder with a voice like Him?

10Adorn yourself now with majesty and excellence,[#Ps 93:1]

and array yourself with glory and beauty.

11Let loose the rage of your wrath,

and look on everyone who is proud and abase him;

12look on everyone who is proud and bring him low,

and tread down the wicked in their place.

13Hide them in the dust together,[#Isa 2:10]

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.

16Behold, 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.

20Surely the mountains bring forth food for him,[#Ps 104:14]

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.

23Behold, 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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