Job 40

The Lord said to Job:^e

“Will the one who contends with the Almighty^f correct him?^g

Let him who accuses God answer him!”^h

Then Job answered the Lord:

“I am unworthyⁱ—how can I reply to you?

I put my hand over my mouth.^j

I spoke once, but I have no answer^k—

twice, but I will say no more.”^l

Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm:^m

“Prepare to defend yourself;

I will question you,

and you shall answer me.ⁿ

“Would you discredit my justice?^o

Would you condemn me to justify yourself?^p

Do you have an arm like God’s,^q

and can your voice^r thunder like his?^s

Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor,

and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.^t

Unleash the fury of your wrath,^u

look at all who are proud and bring them low,^v

look at all who are proud^w and humble them,^x

crush^y the wicked where they stand.

Bury them all in the dust together;^z

shroud their faces in the grave.^a

Then I myself will admit to you

that your own right hand can save you.^b

“Look at the behemoth,

which I made^c along with you

and which feeds on grass like an ox.^d

What strength^e it has in its loins,

what power in the muscles of its belly!^f

Its tail sways like a cedar;

the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.^g

Its bones are tubes of bronze,

its limbs^h like rods of iron.ⁱ

It ranks first among the works of God,^j

yet its Maker^k can approach it with his sword.^l

The hills bring it their produce,^m

and all the wild animals playⁿ nearby.^o

Under the lotus plants it lies,

hidden among the reeds^p in the marsh.^q

The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;

the poplars by the stream^r surround it.

A raging river^s does not alarm it;

it is secure, though the Jordan^t should surge against its mouth.

Can anyone capture it by the eyes,

or trap it and pierce its nose?^u