איוב 40

1 וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,

2 הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃

Shall he who quibbles contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.

3 וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

4 הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ־פִֽי׃

Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

5 אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אוֹסִֽיף׃

I have spoken once, and I will not answer, yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.

6 וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב מנ סערה מִן ׀ סְעָרָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

7 אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃

Gird up thy loins now like a man. I will demand of thee, and declare thou to me.

8 הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃

Will thou even annul my judgment? Will thou condemn me, that thou may be justified?

9 וְאִם־זְרוֹעַ כָּאֵל ׀ לָךְ וּבְקוֹל כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵֽם׃

Or have thou an arm like God? And can thou thunder with a voice like him?

10 עֲדֵה נָא גָֽאוֹן וָגֹבַהּ וְהוֹד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃

Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity, and array thyself with honor and majesty.

11 הָפֵץ עֶבְרוֹת אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃

Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger, and look upon everyone who is proud, and abase him.

12 רְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּֽם׃

Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low, and tread down the wicked where they stand.

13 טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן׃

Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.

14 וְגַם־אֲנִי אוֹדֶךָּ כִּֽי־תוֹשִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃

Then I will also confess of thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

15 הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵֽל׃

Behold now behemoth, which I made as well as thee. He eats grass as an ox.

16 הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחוֹ בְמָתְנָיו וְאֹנוֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנֽוֹ׃

Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.

17 יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ־אָרֶז גִּידֵי פחדו פַחֲדָיו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃

He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

18 עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחוּשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶֽל׃

His bones are as tubes of brass. His limbs are like bars of iron.

19 הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּֽוֹ׃

He is a beginning of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.

20 כִּֽי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לוֹ וְֽכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־שָֽׁם׃

Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

21 תַּֽחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּֽה׃

He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the fen.

22 יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִֽלֲלוֹ יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָֽחַל׃

The lotus trees cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook encompass him about.

23 הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפּוֹז יִבְטַח ׀ כִּֽי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּֽיהוּ׃

Behold, if a river overflows, he does not tremble. He is confident though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.

24 בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמֽוֹקְשִׁים יִנְקָב־אָֽף׃

Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?