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Moreover the
LORD answered Job, and
said,
r;ma{Y;w bw{Yia -t,a h'wh.y !;[;Y;w
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Shall he that
contendeth with the
Almighty instruct him? he that
reproveth God, let him
answer it.
h'N,n][;y ;Hw{l/a ;xyikw{m rw{SIy y;D;v -mi[ b{r]h
3
Then
Job answered the
LORD, and
said,
r;ma{Y;w h'wh.y -t,a bw{Yia !;[;Y;w
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Behold, I am
vile; what shall I
answer thee? I will
lay mine
hand upon my
mouth.
yip -w{m.l yiT.m;f yid'y 'K,byiv]a h'm yit{L;q !eh
5
Once have I
spoken; but I will not
answer: yea,
twice; but I will proceed no
further.
@yisw{a a{l.w ~Iy;T.v.W h,n/[,a a{l.w yiT.r;BiD t;x;a
6
Then
answered the
LORD unto
Job out of the
whirlwind, and
said,
r;ma{Y;w h'r'[.s ~]nim bw{Yia -t,a h'wh.y -n;[;Y;w
7
Gird
up thy
loins now like a
man: I will
demand of thee, and
declare thou unto me.
yine[yidw{h.w '$.l'a.v,a '$y,c'l]x r,b,g.k a'n -r'z/a
8
Wilt thou also
disannul my
judgment? wilt thou
condemn me, that thou mayest be
righteous?
q'D.ciT !;[;m.l yine[yiv.r;T yij'P.vim rep'T @;a;h
9
Hast thou an
arm like
God? or canst thou
thunder with a
voice like him?
~e[.r;t .Wh{m'K lw{q.b.W .$'l lea'K ;[w{r.z -mia.w
10
Deck thyself now with
majesty and
excellency; and
array thyself with
glory and
beauty.
v'B.liT r'd'h.w dw{h.w H;b{g'w ]nw{a'g a'n hed][
11
Cast
abroad the
rage of thy
wrath: and
behold every one that is
proud, and
abase him.
.WhelyiP.v;h.w h,aeG -l'k hea.r.W '$,P;a tw{r.b,[ #ep'h
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Look on every one that is
proud, and bring him
low; and tread
down the
wicked in their place.
~yi['v.r .${d]h;w .Whe[yin.k;h h,aeG -l'k hea.r ? ~'T.x;T
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Hide them in the
dust together; and
bind their
faces in
secret.
!.Wm'J;B v{b]x ~,hyen.P d;x'y r'p'[,B ~en.m'j
14
Then will I also
confess unto thee that thine own right
hand can
save thee.
'$,nyim.y '$.l ;[ivw{t -yiK 'K,dw{a yin]a -m;g.w
15
Behold now
behemoth, which I
made with thee; he
eateth grass as an
ox.
ryic'x .$'Mi[ yityif'[ -r,v]a tw{meh.b a'n -heNih ? leka{y r'q'B;K
16
Lo now, his
strength is in his
loins, and his
force is in the
navel of his
belly.
yeryir.viB w{n{a.w wy'n.t'm.b w{x{k a'n -heNih ? w{n.jib
17
He
moveth his
tail like a
cedar: the
sinews of his
stones are wrapped
together.
.Wg'r{f.y w{d]x;p yedyiG z,r'a -w{m.k w{b'n.z #{P.x;y
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His
bones are as
strong pieces of
brass; his
bones are like
bars of
iron.
l,z.r;B lyij.miK wy'm'r.G h'v.Wx.n yeqyip]a wy'm'c][
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He is the
chief of the
ways of
God: he that
made him can
make his
sword to
approach unto him.
w{B.r;x veG;y ]w{f{['h lea -yek.r;D tyivaer a.Wh
20
Surely the
mountains bring him
forth food, where all the
beasts of the
field play.
t;Y;x -l'k.w w{l -.Wa.fIy ~yir'h ]l.Wb -yiK ? ~'v -.Wq]x;f.y h,d'F;h
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He
lieth under the shady
trees, in the
covert of the
reed, and
fens.
h'Cib.W h,n'q r,tes.B b'K.vIy ]myil/a,c -t;x;T
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The shady
trees cover him with their
shadow; the
willows of the
brook compass him
about.
l;x'n -yeb.r;[ .Wh.WBUs.y w{l]lic ~yil/a,c .WhUKUs.y
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Behold, he drinketh
up a
river, and
hasteth not: he
trusteth that he can draw
up Jordan into his
mouth.
;xyig'y -yiK x;j.bIy zw{P.x;y a{l r'h'n q{v][;y !eh ? .WhyiP -l,a !eD.r;y
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He
taketh it with his
eyes: his
nose pierceth
through snares.
@'a -b'q.nIy ~yiv.qw{m.B .WN,x'QIy wy'nye[.B