Job 40 · Clearspring

Job Humbles Himself before the LORD

¹...+ ²Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.+ ³And Job said in answer to the Lord,+ ⁴Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.+ ⁵I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again.+

The LORD Challenges Job Again

⁶Then the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,+ ⁷Get your strength together like a man of war: I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.+ ⁸Will you even make my right of no value? will you say that I am wrong in order to make clear that you are right?+ ⁹Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?+ ¹⁰Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:+ ¹¹Let your wrath be overflowing; let your eyes see all the sons of pride, and make them low.+ ¹²Send destruction on all who are lifted up, pulling down the sinners from their places.+ ¹³Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.+ ¹⁴Then I will give praise to you, saying that your right hand is able to give you salvation.+ ¹⁵See now the Great Beast, whom I made, even as I made you; he takes grass for food, like the ox.+ ¹⁶His strength is in his body, and his force in the muscles of his stomach.+ ¹⁷His tail is curving like a cedar; the muscles of his legs are joined together.+ ¹⁸His bones are pipes of brass, his legs are like rods of iron.+ ¹⁹He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure.+ ²⁰He takes the produce of the mountains, where all the beasts of the field are at play.+ ²¹He takes his rest under the trees of the river, and in the pool, under the shade of the water-plants.+ ²²He is covered by the branches of the trees; the grasses of the stream are round him.+ ²³Truly, if the river is overflowing, it gives him no cause for fear; he has no sense of danger, even if Jordan is rushing against his mouth.+ ²⁴Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?+

Job Humbles Himself before the LORD

The LORD Challenges Job Again

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