Job 40

¹Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said, ²Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

¹Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,

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

³Then Job answered Jehovah, and said, ⁴Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

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

³Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

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

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

⁶Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, ⁷Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹²Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁴Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹⁷He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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