Job 40
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job,
And the LORD said to Job:
2 “Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
3 Then Job answered the LORD,
Then Job answered the LORD:
4 “Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay 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 will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
I have spoken once, but I have no answer— twice, but I have nothing to add.”
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7 “Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
8 Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
9 Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
10 “Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
11 Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
12 Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush 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 the hidden place.
Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
14 Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 “See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
16 Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
17 He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron.
His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20 Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
21 He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
22 The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23 Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
