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Job 40

Lexham English Bible LEB

1 Then Yahweh answered Job and said,

2 "Shall a faultfinder contend with Shaddai? Anyone who argues with God must answer it."

3 So Job answered Yahweh and said,

4 "Look, I am insignificant. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.

5 Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; even twice, but I will not proceed."

6 Then Yahweh answered Job from the storm, and he said,

7 "{Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man}, and I will question you, and you shall declare to me.

8 "Indeed, would you annul my justice? Would you condemn me, so that you might be righteous?

9 Or do you have an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?

10 Adorn yourself [with] pride and dignity, and clothe yourself [with] splendor.

11 Pour out the overflowing of your anger, and look at all [the] proud, and humble them.

12 Look at all [the] proud, humble them, and tread down [the] wicked {where they stand}.

13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the grave.

14 And I will also praise you, that your [own] right hand can save you.

15 "Look, Behemoth, which I have made just as [I made] you; it eats grass like the ox.

16 Look, its strength [is] in its loins and its power in the muscles of its stomach.

17 It keeps its tail straight like a cedar; [the] sinews of its thighs are tightly wound.

18 Its bones [are] tubes of copper, its limbs like rods of iron.

19 "It [is] the first of God's actions; the [one who] made him furnishes [it with] his sword.

20 Yes, [the] mountains yield produce for it, and all {wild animals} play there.

21 Under [the] lotus tree it lies, in [the] hiding place of [the] reeds and [in the] marsh.

22 [The] lotus trees cover it [with] their shade; [the] wadi's poplar trees surround it.

23 Look, [if the] river is turbulent, it is not frightened; it is confident even though [the] Jordan rushes against its mouth.

24 Can anyone take it by its eyes? Can he pierce [its] nose with a snare?

New International Version NIV

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 all who are proud and bring them low,

12 look at all who are proud and humble them, 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 Behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.

16 What strength it has in its loins, what power in the muscles of its belly!

17 Its tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.

18 Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like rods of iron.

19 It ranks first among the works of God, yet its Maker can approach it with his sword.

20 The hills bring it their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.

21 Under the lotus plants it lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.

22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround it.

23 A raging river does not alarm it; it is secure, though the Jordan should surge against its mouth.

24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes, or trap it and pierce its nose?