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1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
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Continuing to address Iyov, ADONAI said:
2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
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"Does the critic still want to dispute Shaddai? Let him who wants to correct God give an answer!"
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
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Then Iyov replied to ADONAI:
4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
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"I am too ashamed; I have nothing to say. I lay my hand over my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
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Yes, I spoke once, but I won't answer more; all right, twice, but I won't go on."
6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
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ADONAI answered Iyov out of the storm:
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
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"Stand up like a man, and brace yourself; I will ask questions; and you, give the answers!
8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
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"Are you impugning my justice? Putting me in the wrong to prove yourself right?
9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
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Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
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Come on, deck yourself with majesty and dignity, robe yourself in glory and splendor.
11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
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Let loose your furious anger, look at all who are proud, and humble them.
12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
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Look at all who are proud, and bring them down; tread down the wicked where they stand.
13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
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Bury them in the ground together, bind their faces in the hidden world.
14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
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If you do this, then I will confess to you that your own power can save you.
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
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"Now consider Behemot, whom I made along with you. He eats grass like an ox.
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
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What strength he has in his loins! What power in his stomach muscles!
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
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He can make his tail as stiff as a cedar, the muscles in his thighs are like cables,
18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
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his bones are like bronze pipes, his limbs like iron bars.
19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
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"He ranks first among God's works. Only his maker can approach him with his sword.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
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The mountains produce food for him there, where all the wild animals play.
21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
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He lies down under the thorny lotus bushes and is hidden by the reeds in the swamp;
22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
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the lotus bushes cover him with their shade, and the willows by the stream surround him.
23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
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If the river overflows, it doesn't worry him; he is confident even if the Yarden rushes by his mouth.
24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
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Can anyone catch him by his eyes or pierce his nose with a hook?