Job 40
1 And the LORD said to Job:
Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
2 “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
3 Then Job answered the LORD:
Then Job answered the LORD, 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.”
Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
Then the LORD 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 unto Me.
8 Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
9 Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst 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 majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
12 Look on every proud man and humble him; trample 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 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 will I also confess unto 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 with thee; he eateth 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 stays of his body.
17 His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
He straineth 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 pipes of brass; his gristles 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 the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
20 The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
21 He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22 The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23 Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
24 Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
