Job 40

1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,

Yahweh continued to speak to Job; he said,

2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

“Should anyone who wishes to criticize try to correct the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer.”

3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

Then Job answered Yahweh and said,

4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.

“See, I am insignificant; how can I answer you? I put my hand over my mouth.

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

I spoke once, and I will not answer; indeed, twice, but I will proceed no further.”

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

Then Yahweh answered Job out of a fierce storm and said,

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

“Now gird up your loins like a man, for I will ask you questions, and you must answer me.

8 Wilt thou also settest aside my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

Will you actually say that I am unjust? Will you condemn me so you may claim you are right?

9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like his?

Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like him?

10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.

Now clothe yourself in glory and dignity; array yourself in honor and majesty.

11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

Scatter around the excess of your anger; look at everyone who is proud and bring him down.

12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

Look at everyone who is proud and bring him low; trample down wicked people where they stand.

13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.

Bury them in the earth together; imprison their faces in the hidden place.

14 Then will I also confess to thee that thy own right hand can save thee.

Then will I also acknowledge about you that your own right hand can save you.

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

Look now at the behemoth, which I made when I made you; he eats grass like an ox.

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

See now, his strength is in his loins; his power is in his belly's muscles.

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

He makes his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are joined together.

18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

His bones are like tubes of bronze; his legs are like bars of iron.

19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach him.

He is the chief of the creatures of God. Only God, who made him, can defeat him.

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

For the hills provide him with food; the beasts of the field play nearby.

21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.

He lies under the lotus plants in the shelter of the reeds, in the marshes.

22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook surround him.

The lotus plants cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook are all around him.

23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

See, if a river floods its banks, he does not tremble; he is confident, though the Jordan should surge up to his mouth.

24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

Can anyone capture him with a hook, or pierce his nose through with a snare?