Job 40
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Job Humbles Himself before the LORD

1Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,+ 2Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.+ 3Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,+ 4Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.+ 5Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.+

The LORD Challenges Job Again

6Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,+ 7Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.+ 8Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?+ 9Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?+ 10Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.+ 11Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.+ 12Look on every one that is proud, [and] bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.+ 13Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden [place].+ 14Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.+ 15Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.+ 16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.+ 17He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.+ 18His bones are [as] tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.+ 19He is the chief of the ways of God: He [only] that made him giveth him his sword.+ 20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.+ 21He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.+ 22The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.+ 23Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.+ 24Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?+

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