Job - Chapter 40 | American Standard Version

  • 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, {cf15i 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 {cf15i 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 {cf15i as} tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.
  • 19. He is the chief of the ways of God: He {cf15i 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?
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