Job 40

1 Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,

MOREOVER the Lord answered Job, and said,

2 Shall he who quibbles contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.

Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

3 Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

Then Job answered the Lord, and said,

4 Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer, yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.

Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.

6 Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

7 Gird up thy loins now like a man. I will demand of thee, and declare thou to me.

Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

8 Will thou even annul my judgment? Will thou condemn me, that thou may be justified?

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

9 Or have thou an arm like God? And can thou thunder with a voice like him?

Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

10 Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity, and array thyself with honor and majesty.

Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

11 Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger, and look upon everyone who is proud, and abase him.

Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

12 Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low, and tread down the wicked where they stand.

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

13 Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.

Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

14 Then I will also confess of thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

15 Behold now behemoth, which I made as well as thee. He eats grass as an ox.

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.

Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

17 He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

18 His bones are as tubes of brass. His limbs are like bars of iron.

His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

19 He is a beginning of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.

He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.

20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

21 He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the fen.

He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook encompass him about.

The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

23 Behold, if a river overflows, he does not tremble. He is confident though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.

Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?

He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.