Job 40

1 Moreover Yahweh answered Job,WEB — Job 40:1

2 “Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”WEB — Job 40:2

3 Then Job answered Yahweh,WEB — Job 40:3

4 “Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.WEB — Job 40:4

5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”WEB — Job 40:5

6 Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,WEB — Job 40:6

7 “Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.WEB — Job 40:7

8 Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?WEB — Job 40:8

9 Or have you an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?WEB — Job 40:9

10 “Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.WEB — Job 40:10

11 Pour forth the fury of your anger. Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low.WEB — Job 40:11

12 Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.WEB — Job 40:12

13 Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.WEB — Job 40:13

14 Then I will also admit to you That your own right hand can save you.WEB — Job 40:14

15 “See now, behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.WEB — Job 40:15

16 Look now, his strength is in his loins, His force is in the muscles of his belly.WEB — Job 40:16

17 He moves his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.WEB — Job 40:17

18 His bones are like tubes of brass. His limbs are like bars of iron.WEB — Job 40:18

19 He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.WEB — Job 40:19

20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the animals of the field do play.WEB — Job 40:20

21 He lies under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the marsh.WEB — Job 40:21

22 The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.WEB — Job 40:22

23 Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn't tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.WEB — Job 40:23

24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?WEB — Job 40:24