New King James Version | New Living Translation |
1Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said: | 1Then the LORD said to Job, |
2“Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it.” | 2“Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?” Job Responds to the LORD |
3Then Job answered the LORD and said: | 3Then Job replied to the LORD, |
4“Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth. | 4“I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers? I will cover my mouth with my hand. |
5Once I have spoken, but I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.” | 5I have said too much already. I have nothing more to say.” The LORD Challenges Job Again |
6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said: | 6Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: |
7“Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me: | 7“Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them. |
8“Would you indeed annul My judgment? Would you condemn Me that you may be justified? | 8“Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right? |
9Have you an arm like God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His? | 9Are you as strong as God? Can you thunder with a voice like his? |
10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, And array yourself with glory and beauty. | 10All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty. |
11Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him. | 11Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud. |
12Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low; Tread down the wicked in their place. | 12Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on the wicked where they stand. |
13Hide them in the dust together, Bind their faces in hidden darkness. | 13Bury them in the dust. Imprison them in the world of the dead. |
14Then I will also confess to you That your own right hand can save you. | 14Then even I would praise you, for your own strength would save you. |
15“Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox. | 15“Take a look at Behemoth, which I made, just as I made you. It eats grass like an ox. |
16See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles. | 16See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly. |
17He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit. | 17Its tail is as strong as a cedar. The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together. |
18His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron. | 18Its bones are tubes of bronze. Its limbs are bars of iron. |
19He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword. | 19It is a prime example of God’s handiwork, and only its Creator can threaten it. |
20Surely the mountains yield food for him, And all the beasts of the field play there. | 20The mountains offer it their best food, where all the wild animals play. |
21He lies under the lotus trees, In a covert of reeds and marsh. | 21It lies under the lotus plants, hidden by the reeds in the marsh. |
22The lotus trees cover him with their shade; The willows by the brook surround him. | 22The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream. |
23Indeed the river may rage, Yet he is not disturbed; He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth, | 23It is not disturbed by the raging river, not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it. |
24Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare. | 24No one can catch it off guard or put a ring in its nose and lead it away. |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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