Job 40
New International Version - Job 40 << | >> 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142 40:1 The Lord said to Job: 40:2 'Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!' 40:3 Then Job answered the Lord : 40:4 'I am unworthy-how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth. 40:5 I spoke once, but I have no answer- twice, but I will say no more.' 40:6 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm: 40:7 'Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. 40:8 'Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself? 40:9 Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like his? 40:10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty. 40:11 Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low, 40:12 look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand. 40:13 Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave. 40:14 Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you. 40:15 'Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox. 40:16 What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly! 40:17 His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit. 40:18 His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron. 40:19 He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can approach him with his sword. 40:20 The hills bring him their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby. 40:21 Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh. 40:22 The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround him. 40:23 When the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth. 40:24 Can anyone capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose?