Job 40

1Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,

1The LORD continued to speak to Job and said:

2Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

2"Will the person who finds fault with the Almighty keep arguing? Let the person who accuses God answer him."

3Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

3Then Job answered the LORD and said:

4Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

4"Look, I am insignificant; how can I respond to you? I will put my hand over my mouth.

5Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

5I have spoken once, but I have no answer—even twice, but I will say no more."

6Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

6Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said:

7Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

7"Prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you must explain things to me.

8Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

8Would you actually question my justice? Would you condemn me just to make yourself look right?

9Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

9Do you have an arm as strong as God's? Can your voice thunder like his?

10Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.

10Then go ahead, dress yourself in glory and splendor; clothe yourself in honor and majesty.

11Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

11Unleash your overflowing anger; look at everyone who is proud and humble them.

12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.

12Look at every proud person and bring them low; crush the wicked where they stand.

13Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hiddenplace.

13Bury them all in the dust together; wrap their faces in the darkness of the grave.

14Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.

14Then I will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.

15Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.

15Look at the Behemoth, which I made just as I made you; it eats grass like an ox.

16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.

16Look at the strength in its hips and the power in the muscles of its belly.

17He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

17It makes its tail stiff like a cedar tree; the tendons of its thighs are tightly knit together.

18His bones areastubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.

18Its bones are like tubes of bronze; its limbs are like bars of iron.

19He is the chief of the ways of God: Heonlythat made him giveth him his sword.

19It is the first of God's creations; only its Maker can bring a sword near it.

20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.

20The hills provide it with food, where all the wild animals play.

21He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.

21It lies down under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.

22The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.

22The lotus plants shade it; the poplars by the stream surround it.

23Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.

23It does not panic even if a river floods; it is calm even if the Jordan River rushes against its mouth.

24Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?

24Can anyone capture it while it is watching, or pierce its nose with a trap?"