King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
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Job, you challenged Almighty God; will you give up now, or will you answer?
2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
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I spoke foolishly, Lord. What can I answer? I will not try to say anything else.
4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
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I have already said more than I should.
6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
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Then out of the storm the Lord spoke to Job once again.
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
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Now stand up straight and answer my questions.
8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
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Are you trying to prove that I am unjust - to put me in the wrong and yourself in the right?
9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
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Are you as strong as I am? Can your voice thunder as loud as mine?
10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
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If so, stand up in your honor and pride; clothe yourself with majesty and glory.
11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
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Look at those who are proud; pour out your anger 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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Yes, look at them and bring them down; crush the wicked where they stand.
13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
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Bury them all in the ground; bind them in the world of the dead.
14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
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Then I will be the first to praise you and admit that you won the victory yourself.
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
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Look at the monster Behemoth; I created him and I created you. He eats grass like a cow,
16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
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but what strength there is in his body, and what power there is in his muscles!
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
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His tail stands up like a cedar, and the muscles in his legs are strong.
18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
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His bones are as strong as bronze, and his legs are 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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The most amazing of all my creatures! Only his Creator can defeat him.
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
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Grass to feed him grows on the hills where wild beasts 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 thorn bushes, and hides among 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 thorn bushes and the willows by the stream give him shelter in their shade.
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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He is not afraid of a rushing river; he is calm when the Jordan dashes in his face.
24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
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Who can blind his eyes and capture him? Or who can catch his snout in a trap?
The King James Version is in the public domain.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.