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Job 40
Jewish Publication Society 1917 · Berean Standard Bible
Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me. .
“Now brace yourself (note: Hebrew gird up your loins) like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me (note: Cited in Job 42:4).
Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, And array thyself with glory and beauty.
Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked in their place.
Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.
Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave (note: Or in the hidden place).
Then will I also confess unto thee That thine own right hand can save thee.
Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; He eateth grass as an ox.
Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the stays of his body.
See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
He straineth his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
His bones are as pipes of brass; His gristles are like bars of iron.
His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
He is the foremost of God’s works (note: Hebrew ways); only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, And all the beasts of the field play there.
The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and fens.
He lies under the lotus plants (note: Or bramble bushes; also in verse 22), hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; The willows of the brook compass him about.
The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows (note: Or poplars) of the brook surround him.
Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
Shall any take him by his eyes, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish-hook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
41:1
“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
Canst thou put a ring into his nose? Or bore his jaw through with a hook?
41:2
Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?
Will he make many supplications unto thee? Or will he speak soft words unto thee?
41:3
Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?
Will he make a covenant with thee, That thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?
41:4
Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?
Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? .
41:5
Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?
Will the bands of fishermen make a banquet of him? Will they part him among the merchants?
41:6
Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants?
Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? Or his head with fish-spears?
41:7
Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears?
Lay thy hand upon him; Think upon the battle, thou wilt do so no more.
41:8
If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the battle and never repeat it!