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Job 40:14-24
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Job 40:14-24
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Then even I would praise you, for your own strength would save you.
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“Take a look at Behemoth, which I made, just as I made you. It eats grass like an ox.
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See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly.
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Its tail is as strong as a cedar. The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together.
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Its bones are tubes of bronze. Its limbs are bars of iron.
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It is a prime example of God’s handiwork, and only its Creator can threaten it.
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The mountains offer it their best food, where all the wild animals play.
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It lies under the lotus plants, hidden by the reeds in the marsh.
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The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream.
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It is not disturbed by the raging river, not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it.
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No one can catch it off guard or put a ring in its nose and lead it away.
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[a].
The identification of Behemoth is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a mythical sea monster in ancient literature.
[b].
Or bramble bushes; also in 40:22 .
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