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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 King James Version NKJV

1 Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said:

2 "Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it."

3 Then Job answered the Lord and said:

4 "Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth.

5 Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further."

6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:

7 "Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me:

8 "Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?

9 Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?

10 Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty.

11 Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.

12 Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.

13 Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness.

14 Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you.

15 "Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.

16 See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles.

17 He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

18 His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron.

19 He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword.

20 Surely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.

21 He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh.

22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him.

23 Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,

24 Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare.