Job 40
1 And YHWH answers Job and says:
And the LORD said to Job:
2 “Is the striver with the Mighty instructed? The reprover of God, let him answer it.”
“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
3 And Job answers YHWH and says:
Then Job answered the LORD:
4 “Behold, I have been vile, What do I return to You? I have placed my hand on my mouth.
“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
5 I have spoken once, and I do not answer, And twice, and I do not add.”
I have spoken once, but I have no answer— twice, but I have nothing to add.”
6 And YHWH answers Job out of the whirlwind and says:
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7 “Now gird your loins as a man, I ask you, and you cause Me to know.
“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
8 Do you also make My judgment void? Do you condemn Me, That you may be righteous?
Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
9 And do you have an arm like God? And do you thunder with a voice like His?
Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
10 Now put on excellence and loftiness, Indeed, put on splendor and beauty.
Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
11 Scatter abroad the wrath of your anger, And see every proud one, and make him low.
Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
12 See every proud one—humble him, And tread down the wicked in their place.
Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
13 Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in secret.
Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
14 And even I praise you, For your right hand gives salvation to you.
Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 Now behold, behemoth, That I made with you: He eats grass as an ox.
Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
16 Now behold, his power [is] in his loins, And his strength in the muscles of his belly.
See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
17 He bends his tail as a cedar, The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,
His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 His bones [are] tubes of bronze, His bones [are] as a bar of iron.
His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
19 He [is] a beginning of the ways of God, His Maker [alone] brings His sword near;
He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20 For mountains bear food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.
The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
21 He lies down under shades, In a secret place of reed and marsh.
He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
22 Shades cover him, [with] their shadow, Willows of the brook cover him.
The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23 Behold, a flood oppresses—he does not hurry, He is confident though Jordan Comes forth to his mouth.
Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
24 Does [one] take him by his eyes? Does [one] pierce the nose with snares?”
Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
