Job 40

Moreover the Lord ^aanswered Job, and said,

²Shall he that ^bcontendeth with the Almighty instruct him?

He that reproveth God, let him answer it.

³Then Job answered the Lord, and said,

⁴Behold, ^cI am vile; what shall I answer thee?

^dI will lay my hand upon my mouth.

^5eOnce have I spoken; but I will not answer:

Yea, ^etwice; but I will proceed no further.

⁶Then answered the Lord unto Job out of ^fthe whirlwind, and said,

^7gGird up thy loins now like a man:

^hI will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

⁸ⁱWilt thou also disannul my judgment?

Wilt thou condemn me, ^kthat thou mayest be righteous?

⁹Hast thou an arm like God?

Or, canst thou ^lthunder with a voice like him?

¹⁰Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency;

And ^marray thyself with glory and beauty.

¹¹Cast abroad ⁿthe rage of thy wrath:

And ^obehold every one that is proud, and abase him.

^12oLook on every one that is proud, and ^obring him low;

And tread down the wicked ^pin their place.

^13qHide them ^qrin the dust together;

And bind their faces in secret.

¹⁴Then will I also confess unto thee

That ^sthine own right hand can save thee.

¹⁵Behold now behemoth,

Which I made with thee;

He eateth ^tgrass as an ox.

¹⁶Lo now, his strength is in his loins,

And his force is in the navel of his belly.

¹⁷He moveth his tail like a cedar:

The sinews of his stones are ^uwrapt together.

¹⁸His bones are as strong pieces of brass;

His bones are like bars of iron.

¹⁹He is the ^wchief of the ^xways of God:

He that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.

²⁰Surely the mountains bring him forth food,

Where all the beasts of the field play.

²¹He lieth under the shady trees,

In the covert of the reed, and ^yfens.

²²The shady trees cover him with their shadow;

The ^zwillows of the brook compass him about.

²³Behold, he drinketh up a river, and ^ahasteth not:

He trusteth that he can ^bdraw up Jordan into his mouth.

²⁴He taketh it with his eyes:

His nose pierceth through snares.

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