Job 40
1 And the LORD said to Job:
God continued speaking to Job.
2 “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
“Are you still going to fight with the Almighty and try to set him straight? Anyone who argues with God must give some answers.”
3 Then Job answered the LORD:
Job answered the Lord,
4 “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
“Me—I am nothing at all. I have no answers. I put my hand in front of my mouth.
5 I have spoken once, but I have no answer— twice, but I have nothing to add.”
I have already said far too much and I won't say anything more.”
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind,
7 “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
“Prepare yourself, be strong, for I am going to question you, and you must answer me.
8 Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
Are you really going to say my decisions are wrong? Are you going to condemn me so you can be right?
9 Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Are you as powerful as I am? Does your voice thunder like mine?
10 Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
Why don't you dress yourself with majesty and dignity, and clothe yourself with glory and splendor!
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
Let loose your fierce anger. Humble the proud with a glance.
12 Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
Bring down the proud with your gaze; tread the wicked underfoot right where they are.
13 Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
Bury them in the dust; lock them away in the grave.
14 Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
Then I will also agree that your own strength can save you.
15 Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
Consider Behemoth, a creature I made just like I made you. It eats grass like cattle.
16 See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
Look at its powerful loins, the muscles of its belly.
17 His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
It bends its tail like a cedar; its thigh sinews are strong.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
Its bones are like bronze tubes; its limbs like iron rods.
19 He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
It is the most important example of what God can do; only the one who made it can approach it with a sword.
20 The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
The hills produce food for it, and all the wild animals play there.
21 He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
It lies under the lotus; it hides in the reeds of the marsh.
22 The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
The lotus covers it with shade; the willow trees of the valley surround it.
23 Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
Even if the river is in flood, it is not concerned; it remains calm when the Jordan river surges against it.
24 Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
No one can catch it while it is watching, or pierce its nose with a noose.
