Job 40

1 Job 40:1 Then the LORD said to Job,

2 Job 40:2 “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it.”

3 Job 40:3 Then Job answered the LORD and said,

4 Job 40:4 “Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.

5 Job 40:5 “Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; Even twice, and I will add nothing more.”

6 Job 40:6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said,

7 Job 40:7 “Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me.

8 Job 40:8 “Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?

9 Job 40:9 “Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?

10 Job 40:10 “Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.

11 Job 40:11 “Pour out the overflowings of your anger, And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low.

12 Job 40:12 “Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand.

13 Job 40:13 “Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden place.

14 Job 40:14 “Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you.

15 Job 40:15 “Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox.

16 Job 40:16 “Behold now, his strength in his loins And his power in the muscles of his belly.

17 Job 40:17 “He bends his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

18 Job 40:18 “His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron.

19 Job 40:19 “He is the first of the ways of God; Let his maker bring near his sword.

20 Job 40:20 “Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the beasts of the field play there.

21 Job 40:21 “Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the reeds and the marsh.

22 Job 40:22 “The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him.

23 Job 40:23 “If a river rages, he is not alarmed; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.

24 Job 40:24 “Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, With barbs can anyone pierce his nose?