Job 40 / 42
- 1The LORD said to Job:
- 2"Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!"
- 3Then Job answered the LORD :
- 4"I am unworthy-how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.
- 5I spoke once, but I have no answer- twice, but I will say no more."
- 6Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:
- 7"Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
- 8"Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
- 9Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like his?
- 10Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
- 11Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low,
- 12look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand.
- 13Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.
- 14Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
- 15"Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.
- 16What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly!
- 17His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit.
- 18His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron.
- 19He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can approach him with his sword.
- 20The hills bring him their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.
- 21Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
- 22The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround him.
- 23When the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth.
- 24Can anyone capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose?