Job 40
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
Moreover Jehovah spake to Job, and said:
2 Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? he that argueth with God, let him answer it.
Will the censurer of the Almighty contend with him? Will the reprover of God answer?
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
Then Job answered Jehovah, and said:
4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay mine hand upon my mouth.
Behold, I am vile! what can I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.
Once have I spoken, but I will not speak again; Yea, twice, but I will say no more.
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Then spake Jehovah to Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
Gird up now thy loins like a man! I will ask thee, and do thou instruct me!
8 Wilt thou even disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
Wilt thou even disannul my right? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayst be righteous?
9 Or hast thou an arm like God? and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Hast thou an arm like God's? Or canst thou thunder with thy voice like him?
10 Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; and array thyself with honour and majesty.
Deck thyself with grandeur and majesty, And array thyself in splendor and glory!
11 Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger: and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
Send forth the fury of thy wrath! Look upon every proud one, and abase him!
12 Look on every one that is proud, [and] bring him low; and tread down the wicked where they stand.
Look upon every proud one, and bring him low; Yea, tread down the wicked in their place!
13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden [place].
Hide them in the dust together; Shut up their faces in darkness!
14 Then wilt I also confess of thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
Then, indeed, will I give thee the praise, That thine own right hand can save thee.
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as all ox.
Behold the river-horse, which I have made as well as thyself; He feedeth on grass like the ox.
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.
Behold, what strength is in his loins! And what force in the muscles of his belly!
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
He bendeth his tail, like the cedar, And the sinews of his thighs are twisted together.
18 His bones are as tubes of brass; his limbs are like bars of iron.
His bones are pipes of brass, And his limbs are bars of iron.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he [only] that made him can make his sword to approach [unto him].
He is chief among the works of God; He that made him gave him his sword.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food; where all the beasts of the field do play.
For the mountains supply him with food, Where all the beasts of the field play.
21 He lieth under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the fen.
He lieth down under the lote-plants, In the covert of reeds, and in the fens.
22 The lotus trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
The lote-plants cover him with their shadow, And the willows of the brook compass him about.
23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not: he is confident, though Jordan swell even to his mouth.
Lo! the stream overfloweth, but he starteth not; He is unmoved though Jordan rush forth even to his mouth.
24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
Can one take him before his eyes, Or pierce his nose with hooks?
