Job 40
1 And the LORD said to Job:
Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,
2 “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
Shall he who quibbles contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.
3 Then Job answered the LORD:
Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
4 “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 I have spoken once, but I have no answer— twice, but I have nothing to add.”
I have spoken once, and I will not answer, yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
Then Jehovah answered 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 to me.
8 Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
Will thou even annul my judgment? Will thou condemn me, that thou may be justified?
9 Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Or have thou an arm like God? And can thou thunder with a voice like him?
10 Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity, and array thyself with honor and majesty.
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger, and look upon everyone who is proud, and abase him.
12 Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low, and tread down the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
14 Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
Then I will also confess of thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
15 Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
Behold now behemoth, which I made as well as thee. He eats grass as an ox.
16 See 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 muscles of his belly.
17 His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
His bones are as tubes of brass. His limbs are like bars of iron.
19 He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
He is a beginning of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
20 The 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.
21 He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the fen.
22 The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
The lotus trees cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook encompass him about.
23 Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
Behold, if a river overflows, he does not tremble. He is confident though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
24 Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
