Job 40

¹ And Jehovah answered Job and said, ² Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct him ? he that reproveth +God, let him answer it. ³ And Job answered Jehovah and said, ⁴ Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. ⁵ Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.

⁶ And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, ⁷ Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me. ⁸ Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous? ⁹ Hast thou an arm like *God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? ¹⁰ Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour. ¹¹ Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him: ¹² Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place: ¹³ Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret. ¹⁴ Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.

¹⁵ See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox. ¹⁶ Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly. ¹⁷ He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together. ¹⁸ His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron. ¹⁹ He is the chief of *God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword. ²⁰ For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. ²¹ He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen: ²² Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him. ²³ Lo, the river overfloweth--he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth. ²⁴ Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through his nose in the trap?