New Living Translation | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
1Then the LORD said to Job, | 1Then 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?” Job Responds to the LORD | 2"Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it." |
3Then Job replied to the LORD, | 3Then Job answered the LORD and said, |
4“I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers? I will cover my mouth with my hand. | 4"Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth. |
5I have said too much already. I have nothing more to say.” The LORD Challenges Job Again | 5"Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; Even twice, and I will add nothing more." |
6Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind: | 6Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said, |
7“Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them. | 7"Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me. |
8“Will you discredit my justice and condemn me just to prove you are right? | 8"Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified? |
9Are you as strong as God? Can you thunder with a voice like his? | 9"Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His? |
10All right, put on your glory and splendor, your honor and majesty. | 10"Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty. |
11Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud. | 11"Pour out the overflowings of your anger, And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low. |
12Humiliate the proud with a glance; walk on the wicked where they stand. | 12"Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand. |
13Bury them in the dust. Imprison them in the world of the dead. | 13"Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden place. |
14Then even I would praise you, for your own strength would save you. | 14"Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you. |
15“Take a look at Behemoth, which I made, just as I made you. It eats grass like an ox. | 15"Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox. |
16See its powerful loins and the muscles of its belly. | 16"Behold now, his strength in his loins And his power in the muscles of his belly. |
17Its tail is as strong as a cedar. The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together. | 17"He bends his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together. |
18Its bones are tubes of bronze. Its limbs are bars of iron. | 18"His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron. |
19It is a prime example of God’s handiwork, and only its Creator can threaten it. | 19"He is the first of the ways of God; Let his maker bring near his sword. |
20The mountains offer it their best food, where all the wild animals play. | 20"Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the beasts of the field play there. |
21It lies under the lotus plants, hidden by the reeds in the marsh. | 21"Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the reeds and the marsh. |
22The lotus plants give it shade among the willows beside the stream. | 22"The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him. |
23It is not disturbed by the raging river, not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it. | 23"If a river rages, he is not alarmed; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth. |
24No one can catch it off guard or put a ring in its nose and lead it away. | 24"Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, With barbs can anyone pierce his nose? |
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