New King James Version NKJV
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1 Moreover the Lord answered Job, and said:
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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."
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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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Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
4 "Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth.
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Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
5 Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further."
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Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
6 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
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Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
7 "Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me:
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Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
8 "Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
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Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
9 Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?
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Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10 Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty.
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Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11 Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.
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Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
12 Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.
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Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness.
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Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
14 Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you.
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Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
15 "Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.
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Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
16 See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles.
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Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
17 He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
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He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
18 His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron.
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His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
19 He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword.
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He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
20 Surely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.
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Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
21 He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh.
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He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him.
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The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23 Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,
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Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
24 Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare.
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He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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