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Job 40

New Living Translation NLT

1 Then the LORD said to Job,

2 “Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?”

3 Then Job replied to the LORD,

4 “I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers? I will cover my mouth with my hand.

5 I have said too much already. I have nothing more to say.”

6 Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:

7 “Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.

8 “Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right?

9 Are you as strong as God? Can you thunder with a voice like his?

10 All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty.

11 Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud.

12 Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on the wicked where they stand.

13 Bury them in the dust. Imprison them in the world of the dead.

14 Then even I would praise you, for your own strength would save you.

15 “Take a look at Behemoth, which I made, just as I made you. It eats grass like an ox.

16 See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly.

17 Its tail is as strong as a cedar. The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together.

18 Its bones are tubes of bronze. Its limbs are bars of iron.

19 It is a prime example of God’s handiwork, and only its Creator can threaten it.

20 The mountains offer it their best food, where all the wild animals play.

21 It lies under the lotus plants, hidden by the reeds in the marsh.

22 The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream.

23 It is not disturbed by the raging river, not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it.

24 No one can catch it off guard or put a ring in its nose and lead it away.

The Message Bible MSG

1 God then confronted Job directly:

2 "Now what do you have to say for yourself? Are you going to haul me, the Mighty One, into court and press charges?" Job Answers God I'm Ready to Shut Up and Listen

3 Job answered:

4 "I'm speechless, in awe - words fail me. I should never have opened my mouth!

5 I've talked too much, way too much. I'm ready to shut up and listen." God's Second Set of Questions I Want Straight Answers

6 God addressed Job next from the eye of the storm, and this is what he said:

7 "I have some more questions for you, and I want straight answers.

8 "Do you presume to tell me what I'm doing wrong? Are you calling me a sinner so you can be a saint?

9 Do you have an arm like my arm? Can you shout in thunder the way I can?

10 Go ahead, show your stuff. Let's see what you're made of, what you can do.

11 Unleash your outrage. Target the arrogant and lay them flat.

12 Target the arrogant and bring them to their knees. Stop the wicked in their tracks - make mincemeat of them!

13 Dig a mass grave and dump them in it - faceless corpses in an unmarked grave.

14 I'll gladly step aside and hand things over to you - you can surely save yourself with no help from me!

15 "Look at the land beast, Behemoth. I created him as well as you. Grazing on grass, docile as a cow -

16 Just look at the strength of his back, the powerful muscles of his belly.

17 His tail sways like a cedar in the wind; his huge legs are like beech trees.

18 His skeleton is made of steel, every bone in his body hard as steel.

19 Most magnificent of all my creatures, but I still lead him around like a lamb!

20 The grass-covered hills serve him meals, while field mice frolic in his shadow.

21 He takes afternoon naps under shade trees, cools himself in the reedy swamps,

22 Lazily cool in the leafy shadows as the breeze moves through the willows.

23 And when the river rages he doesn't budge, stolid and unperturbed even when the Jordan goes wild.

24 But you'd never want him for a pet - you'd never be able to housebreak him!