Job 40
1 And the Lord addressed Job, and said,
Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,
2 Will he that contendeth with the Almighty yet find fault? him that reproveth God answer this.
Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
3 Then answered Job the Lord, and said,
Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
4 Behold, I am too vile: what shall I answer thee? my hand do I place on my mouth.
Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will not repeat it again.
Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
6 Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the storm-wind, and said,
Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
7 Do but gird up like a mighty man thy loins: I will ask thee, and do thou inform me.
Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
8 Wilt thou indeed annul my decree? wilt thou condemn me, in order that thou mayest appear righteous?
Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
9 But if thou hast an arm like God, or if thou canst thunder loudly like him:
Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10 Then do deck thyself with excellence and greatness, and clothe thyself in majesty and glory.
Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.
11 Scatter abroad the ragings of thy wrath, and look on every proud one, and humble him.
Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
12 Look on every proud one, and bend him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
Look on every one that is proud, [and] bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.
13 Hide them in the dust altogether: bind up their faces in concealment.
Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden [place].
14 Then will I also myself praise thee, when thy own right hand hath helped thee.
Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.
15 Only behold Behemoth, which I made near thee: grass he eateth like the ox.
Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.
16 Only see, [how great] is his strength in his loins, and his force, 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 He stretcheth out his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his loins are closely wrapped together.
He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 His bones are like pipes of brass: his frame is like bars of iron.
His bones are [as] tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.
19 He is the first in rank of the works of God: he that made him can alone bring his sword near unto him.
He is the chief of the ways of God: He [only] that made him giveth him his sword.
20 But truly the mountains bear for him his food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.
21 Under shady trees he lieth down, in the covert of the reeds, and swamp.
He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.
22 Shady trees cover him as his shadow: willows of the brook encompass him about.
The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
23 Behold, a river sweepeth violently along, but he hasteneth not away: he remaineth quiet, though a Jordan rusheth up to his mouth.
Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
24 Can one catch him before his eyes? pierce his nose by means of snares?—
Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
