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Job 40
World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible
“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty?
“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you?
“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
I have spoken once, and I will not answer;
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:
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
“Now brace yourself like a man.
“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).
Will you even annul my judgement?
Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
Or do you have an arm like God?
Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity.
Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
Pour out the fury of your anger.
Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him.
Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
Hide them in the dust together.
Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave (note: Or in the hidden place).
Then I will also admit to you
Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
“See now behemoth, which I made as well as you.
Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
Look now, his strength is in his thighs.
See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
He moves his tail like a cedar.
His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
His bones are like tubes of bronze.
His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
He is the chief of the ways of God.
He is the foremost of God’s works (note: Hebrew ways); only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
Surely the mountains produce food for him,
The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
He lies under the lotus trees,
He lies under the lotus plants (note: Or bramble bushes; also in verse 22), hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
The lotuses cover him with their shade.
The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows (note: Or poplars) of the brook surround him.
Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble.
Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
Shall any take him when he is on the watch,
Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?