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1 The Lord said to Job:
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Continuing to address Iyov, ADONAI said:
2 "Will the person who argues with the Almighty correct him? Let the person who accuses God answer him."
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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:
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Then Iyov replied to ADONAI:
4 "I am not worthy; I cannot answer you anything, so I will put my hand over my mouth.
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"I am too ashamed; I have nothing to say. I lay my hand over my mouth.
5 I spoke one time, but I will not answer again; I even spoke two times, but I will say nothing more."
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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 the Lord spoke to Job from the storm:
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ADONAI answered Iyov out of the storm:
7 "Be strong, like a man! I will ask you questions, and you must answer me.
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"Stand up like a man, and brace yourself; I will ask questions; and you, give the answers!
8 Would you say that I am unfair? Would you blame me to make yourself look right?
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"Are you impugning my justice? Putting me in the wrong to prove yourself right?
9 Are you as strong as God? Can your voice thunder like his?
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Do you have an arm like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
10 If so, then decorate yourself with glory and beauty; dress in honor and greatness as if they were clothing.
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Come on, deck yourself with majesty and dignity, robe yourself in glory and splendor.
11 Let your great anger punish; look at the proud and bring them down.
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Let loose your furious anger, look at all who are proud, and humble them.
12 Look at the proud and make them humble. Crush the wicked wherever they are.
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Look at all who are proud, and bring them down; tread down the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them all in the dirt together; cover their faces in the grave.
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Bury them in the ground together, bind their faces in the hidden world.
14 If you can do that, then I myself will praise you, because you are strong enough to save yourself.
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If you do this, then I will confess to you that your own power can save you.
15 "Look at the behemoth, which I made just as I made you. It eats grass like an ox.
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"Now consider Behemot, whom I made along with you. He eats grass like an ox.
16 Look at the strength it has in its body; the muscles of its stomach are powerful.
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What strength he has in his loins! What power in his stomach muscles!
17 Its tail is like a cedar tree; the muscles of its thighs are woven together.
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He can make his tail as stiff as a cedar, the muscles in his thighs are like cables,
18 Its bones are like tubes of bronze; its legs are like bars of iron.
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his bones are like bronze pipes, his limbs like iron bars.
19 It is one of the first of God's works, but its Maker can destroy it.
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"He ranks first among God's works. Only his maker can approach him with his sword.
20 The hills, where the wild animals play, provide food for it.
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The mountains produce food for him there, where all the wild animals play.
21 It lies under the lotus plants, hidden by the tall grass in the swamp.
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He lies down under the thorny lotus bushes and is hidden by the reeds in the swamp;
22 The lotus plants hide it in their shadow; the poplar trees by the streams surround it.
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the lotus bushes cover him with their shade, and the willows by the stream surround him.
23 If the river floods, it will not be afraid; it is safe even if the Jordan River rushes to its 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 Can anyone blind its eyes and capture it? Can anyone put hooks in its nose?
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Can anyone catch him by his eyes or pierce his nose with a hook?
Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.