Job 40
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1Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:1Moreover 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.”2Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
3Then Job answered the LORD and said:3Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
4“Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth.4Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
5Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”5Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:6Then 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:7Gird 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?8Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
9Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty.10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
11Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.11Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
12Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place.12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
13Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness.13Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
14Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you.14Then 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.15Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
16See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles.16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
17He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.17He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
18His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron.18His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
19He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword.19He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
20Surely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there.20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
21He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh.21He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
22The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him.22The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
23Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,23Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
24Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare.24He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com.
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