Job 39:13–42:9

13  Gavest thou the goodly mwings unto the peacocks?

Or ||mwings and ofeathers unto the ostrich?

14  Which leaveth her eggs in the earth,

And warmeth them pin dust,

15  And forgetteth that the foot may qcrush them,

Or that the wild beast may break them.

16  She is rhardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers:

sHer labour is in vain without fear;

17  Because God hath tdeprived her of uwisdom,

Neither hath he imparted to her uunderstanding.

18  What time she lifteth up herself on high,

She scorneth the horse and his rider.

19  Hast thou given the horse strength?

Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

20  Canst thou make him afraid as a xgrasshopper?

The glory of his ynostrils is †terrible.

21  ||He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength:

zHe goeth on to meet †the armed men.

22  He amocketh at fear, and is not affrighted;

Neither turneth he back from the sword.

23  The quiver rattleth against him,

The bglittering spear and the cshield.

24  He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage:

Neither believeth he that it is the sound of the dtrumpet.

25  He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha;

And he smelleth the battle afar off,

The thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

26  Doth the ehawk ffly by thy wisdom,

And stretch her wings toward the south?

27  Doth the eagle mount up †at thy command,

And make her gnest on high?

28  She dwelleth and habideth on the rock,

Upon the icrag of the rock, and the hstrong place.

29  From thence she jseeketh the prey,

And her eyes behold afar off.

30  Her young ones also suck up blood:

And kwhere the slain are, there is she.

40 Moreover the Lord aanswered Job, and said,

2  Shall he that bcontendeth with the Almighty instruct him?

He that reproveth God, let him answer it.

3  Then Job answered the Lord, and said,

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

dI will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

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

Yea, etwice; but I will proceed no further.

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

7  gGird up thy loins now like a man:

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

8  iWilt thou also disannul my judgment?

Wilt thou condemn me, kthat thou mayest be righteous?

9  Hast thou an arm like God?

Or canst thou lthunder with a voice like him?

10  Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency;

And marray thyself with glory and beauty.

11  Cast abroad nthe rage of thy wrath:

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

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

And tread down the wicked pin their place.

13  qHide them qrin the dust together;

And bind their faces in secret.

14  Then will I also confess unto thee

That sthine own right hand can save thee.

15  Behold now ||behemoth,

Which I made with thee;

He eateth tgrass as an ox.

16  Lo now, his strength is in his loins,

And his force is in the navel of his belly.

17  ||He moveth his tail like a cedar:

The sinews of his stones are uwrapped together.

18  His bones are as strong pieces of brass;

His bones are like bars of iron.

19  He is the wchief of the xways of God:

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

20  Surely the mountains bring him forth food,

Where all the beasts of the field play.

21  He lieth under the shady trees,

In the covert of the reed, and yfens.

22  The shady trees cover him with their shadow;

The zwillows of the brook compass him about.

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

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

24  ||He taketh it with his eyes:

His nose pierceth through snares.

41 Canst thou draw out ||leviathan with an ahook?

Or his tongue with a cord †which thou lettest down?

2  Canst thou bput an chook into his nose?

Or bore his jaw through with a bthorn?

3  Will he make many supplications unto thee?

Will he speak soft words unto thee?

4  Will he dmake a covenant with thee?

Wilt thou take him for a servant efor ever?

5  Wilt thou fplay with him as with a bird?

Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

6  Shall gthe companions hmake a banquet of him?

Shall they ipart him among the kmerchants?

7  Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons?

Or his head with fish spears?

8  Lay thine hand upon him,

Remember the battle, do no more.

9  Behold, the hope of him lis in vain:

Shall mnot one be ncast down even at the sight of him?

10  None is so ofierce that dare stir him up:

Who then is able to stand before me?

11  pWho hath ppprevented me, that I should repay him?

qWhatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

12  I will not conceal his rparts,

Nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

13  Who can discover sthe face of his garment?

Or who can come to him ||with his double bridle?

14  Who can open the doors of his face?

His teeth are tterrible round about.

15  His †scales are his pride,

Shut up together as with a close seal.

16  One is so near to another,

That no air can come between them.

17  They are ujoined one to another,

They xstick together, that they cannot be sundered.

18  By his neesings a ylight doth shine,

And his eyes are like zthe eyelids of the morning.

19  Out of his mouth go burning lamps,

And sparks of fire leap out.

20  Out of his nostrils goeth smoke,

As out of a aseething pot or bcaldron.

21  His breath cckindleth coals,

And a flame goeth out of his mouth.

22  In his neck remaineth strength,

And †sorrow is turned into joy before him.

23  †The flakes of his flesh are ujoined together:

They are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

24  His heart is as firm as a stone;

Yea, as hard as ca piece of the nether millstone.

25  When he raiseth up himself, the dmighty are afraid:

By reason of breakings they purify themselves.

26  The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold:

The spear, the dart, nor the ||habergeon.

27  He esteemeth iron as straw,

And brass as rotten wood.

28  The earrow cannot make him flee:

Slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

29  Darts are counted as stubble:

He laugheth at the shaking of a fspear.

30  †Sharp stones are under him:

He spreadeth gsharp pointed things upon the mire.

31  He maketh hthe deep to iboil like a pot:

He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

32  He maketh a path to shine after him;

One would think hthe deep to be hoary.

33  kUpon earth there is not his llike,

||Who is made without fear.

34  He beholdeth all high things:

He is a king over all mthe children of pride.

42 Then Job answered the Lord, and said,

2  I know that thou acanst do every thing,

And that ||no bthought can be cwithholden from thee.

3  dWho is he that hideth counsel

Without knowledge?

Therefore have I uttered that I understood not;

eThings too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

4  Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak:

fI will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

5  I have heard of thee gby the hearing of the ear:

But now mine eye seeth thee.

6  hWherefore I abhor imyself, and repent

In kdust and klashes.

7 And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to mEliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is nright, as my servant Job hath. 8 Therefore take unto you now oseven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and poffer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall qpray for you: for †him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is nright, like my servant Job. 9 So mEliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord commanded them: the Lord also accepted †Job.