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‏ Job 40

1 And the Lord ^asaid to Job:

2 “Shall a faultfinder ^bcontend with the Almighty?
He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

Job Promises Silence

3 Then Job answered the Lord and said:

4 “Behold, I am ^cof small account; what shall I answer you?
^dI lay my hand on my mouth.
5 I have spoken ^eonce, and I will not answer;
^ftwice, but I will proceed no further.”

The Lord Challenges Job

6 Then the Lord ^ganswered Job out of the whirlwind and said:

7 ^h“Dress for action ^{▼▼Hebrew Gird up your loins} like a man;
^jI will question you, and you make it known to me.
8 Will you even put me in the wrong?
Will you condemn me that ^kyou may be in the right?
9 Have you ^lan arm like God,
and can you thunder with ^ma voice like his?
10 “Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity;
ⁿclothe yourself with glory and splendor.
11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
and look on everyone who is ^oproud and abase him.
12 Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low
and ^ptread down the wicked ^qwhere they stand.
13 ^rHide them all in ^sthe dust together;
bind their faces in the world below. ^{▼▼Hebrew in the hidden place}
14 Then will I also acknowledge to you
that your own ^uright hand can save you.
15 “Behold, Behemoth, ^{▼▼A large animal, exact identity unknown}
which I made as I made you;
he eats ^wgrass like an ox.
16 Behold, his strength in his loins,
and his power in the muscles of his belly.
17 He makes his tail stiff like a cedar;
the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze,
his limbs like bars of iron.
19 “He is ^xthe first of ^ythe works ^{▼▼Hebrew ways} of God;
let him who made him bring near his sword!
20 For the mountains yield food for him
where all the wild beasts play.
21 Under the lotus plants he lies,
in the shelter of ^aathe reeds and in the marsh.
22 For his shade the lotus trees cover him;
the willows of the brook surround him.
23 Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened;
he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.
24 Can one take him by his eyes, ^{▼▼Or in his sight}
or pierce his nose with a snare?