Job 40 · Clearspring

Job Humbles Himself before the LORD

¹And the LORD said to Job:+ ²“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”+ ³Then Job answered the LORD:+ ⁴“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.+ ⁵I have spoken once, but I have no answer — twice, but I have nothing to add.”+

The LORD Challenges Job Again

⁶Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:+ ⁷“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.+ ⁸Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?+ ⁹Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?+ ¹⁰Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.+ ¹¹Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.+ ¹²Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.+ ¹³Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.+ ¹⁴Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.+ ¹⁵Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.+ ¹⁶See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.+ ¹⁷His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.+ ¹⁸His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.+ ¹⁹He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.+ ²⁰The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.+ ²¹He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.+ ²²The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.+ ²³Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.+ ²⁴Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?’’+

Job Humbles Himself before the LORD

The LORD Challenges Job Again

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