Job 40

Job: What Can I Say?

1 Then the LORD said to Job,

2 "Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who reproves God answer it."

3 Then Job answered the LORD and said,

4 "Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You?
I lay my hand on my mouth.

5 "Once I have spoken, and I will not answer;
Even twice, and I will add nothing more."

God Questions Job

6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said,

7 "Now gird up your loins like a man;
I will ask you, and you instruct Me.

8 "Will you really annul My judgment?
Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?

9 "Or do you have an arm like God,
And can you thunder with a voice like His?

10 "Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity,
And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.

11 "Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low.

12 "Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him,
And tread down the wicked where they stand.

13 "Hide them in the dust together;
Bind them in the hidden place.

14 "Then I will also confess to you,
That your own right hand can save you.

God's Power Shown in Creatures

15 "Behold now, tBehemoth, which I made as well as you;
He eats grass like an ox.

16 "Behold now, his strength in his loins
And his power in the muscles of his belly.

17 "He bends his tail like a cedar;
The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

18 "His bones are tubes of bronze;
His limbs are like bars of iron.

19 "He is the first of the ways of God;
Let his maker bring near his sword.

20 "Surely the mountains bring him food,
And all the beasts of the field play there.

21 "Under the lotus plants he lies down,
In the covert of the reeds and the marsh.

22 "The lotus plants cover him with shade;
The willows of the brook surround him.

23 "If a river rages, he is not alarmed;
He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.

24 "Can anyone capture him when he is on watch,
With barbs can anyone pierce his nose?

Job 40

1 Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,

2 Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

3 Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

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

5 Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

6 Then Jehovah answered 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.

8 Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

9 Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

10 Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.

11 Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

12 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 together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.

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

15 Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.

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

17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

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

19 He is the chief of the ways of God: He only that made him giveth him his sword.

20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.

21 He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.

22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.

23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.

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