Job - Chapter 40 | New International Version

  • 1. The LORD said to Job:
  • 2. Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!
  • 3. Then Job answered the LORD:
  • 4. I am unworthy--how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.
  • 5. I spoke once, but I have no answer-- twice, but I will say no more."
  • 6. Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:
  • 7. Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
  • 8. Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
  • 9. Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like his?
  • 10. Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
  • 11. Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low,
  • 12. look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand.
  • 13. Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.
  • 14. Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
  • 15. Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.
  • 16. What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly!
  • 17. His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit.
  • 18. His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron.
  • 19. He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can approach him with his sword.
  • 20. The hills bring him their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.
  • 21. Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
  • 22. The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround him.
  • 23. When the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth.
  • 24. Can anyone capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose?
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