Job 40

40The Lord answered Job:

²Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?

Let him who argues with God give an answer. ^q

³Then Job answered the Lord:

⁴I am so insignificant. How can I answer You? ^r

I place my hand over my mouth.

⁵I have spoken once, and I will not reply;

twice, but now I can add nothing. ^s

⁶Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind: ^t

⁷Get ready to answer Me like a man;

When I question ^uyou, you will inform Me.

⁸Would you really challenge My justice?

Would you declare Me guilty ^vto justify yourself? ^w

⁹Do you have an arm like God’s?

Can you thunder with a voice like His?

¹⁰Adorn yourself with majesty ^xand splendor,

and clothe yourself with honor and glory.

¹¹Unleash your raging anger; ^y

look on every proud person and humiliate him. ^z

¹²Look on every proud person and humble him; ^a

trample the wicked where they stand. ^b

¹³Hide them together in the dust;

imprison them in the grave. ^c

¹⁴Then I will confess to you

that your own right hand ^dcan deliver you. ^e

¹⁵Look at Behemoth,

which I made along with you.

He eats grass like an ox.

¹⁶Look at the strength of his loins

and the power in the muscles of his belly.

¹⁷He stiffens his tail like a cedar tree;

the tendons of his thighs are woven firmly together.

¹⁸His bones are bronze tubes;

his limbs are like iron rods.

¹⁹He is the foremost of God’s works; ^f

only his Maker can draw the sword against him.

²⁰The hills yield food for him,

while all sorts of wild animals play there.

²¹He lies under the lotus plants,

hiding in the protection ^gof marshy reeds.

²²Lotus plants cover him with their shade;

the willows by the brook surround him.

²³Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid;

he remains confident, even if the Jordan surges up to his mouth.

²⁴Can anyone capture him while he looks on, ^h

or pierce his nose with snares?