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Job 40

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 The LORD responded to Job,

2 "Will the person who finds fault with the Almighty correct him? Will the person who argues with God answer him?"

3 Job answered the LORD,

4 "I'm so insignificant. How can I answer you? I will put my hand over my mouth.

5 I spoke once, but I can't answer-- twice, but not again."

6 Then the LORD responded to Job out of a storm,

7 "Brace yourself like a man! I will ask you, and you will teach me.

8 "Would you undo my justice? Would you condemn me so that you can be righteous?

9 Do you have power like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like his?

10 Then dress yourself in majesty and dignity. Clothe yourself in splendor and glory.

11 Unleash your outbursts of anger. Look at all who are arrogant, and put them down.

12 Look at all who are arrogant, and humble them. Crush wicked people wherever they are.

13 Hide them completely in the dust, and cover their faces in the hidden place.

14 Then even I will praise you because your right hand can save you.

15 "Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. It eats grass as cattle do.

16 Look at the strength in its back muscles, the power in its stomach muscles.

17 It makes its tail stiff like a cedar. The ligaments of its thighs are intertwined.

18 Its bones are bronze tubes. They are like iron bars.

19 Behemoth is the first of God's conquests. Its maker approaches it with his sword.

20 The hills bring it food, and all the wild animals play there.

21 It lies down under the lotus plants in a hiding place among reeds and swamps.

22 Lotus plants provide it with cover. Poplars by the stream surround it.

23 Though the river flows powerfully against it, it's not alarmed. It's confident [even] when the Jordan rushes against its mouth.

24 Can anyone blind its eyes or pierce its nose with snares?

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?