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 cavilleth 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 mine 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, and I will not answer; 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 disannul 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 excellency and dignity; and array thyself with honour 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 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 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 wilt I 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 with thee; he eateth grass as all 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 moveth 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 the chief 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; where all the beasts of the field do play.
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 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 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 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?
