Job Chapter 40 - Revised Standard Version

Job Chapter 40 - Revised Standard Version

^1. And the LORD said to Job:

^2. "Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it."

^3. Then Job answered the LORD:

^4. "Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand on my mouth.

^5. I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but I will proceed no further."

^6. Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:

^7. "Gird up your loins like a man; I will question you, and you declare to me.

^8. Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be justified?

^9. Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?

^10. "Deck yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor.

^11. Pour forth the overflowings of your anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him.

^12. Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked where they stand.

^13. Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below.

^14. Then will I also acknowledge to you, that your own right hand can give you victory.

^15. "Behold, Be'hemoth, which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox.

^16. Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly.

^17. He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.

^18. His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like bars of iron.

^19. "He is the first of the works of God; let him who made him bring near his sword!

^20. For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play.

^21. Under the lotus plants he lies, in the covert of the reeds and in the marsh.

^22. For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him.

^23. Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened; he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.

^24. Can one take him with hooks, or pierce his nose with a snare?

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