Job 40
Job Humbles Himself before the LORD
¹ And the LORD said to Job:
² “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
³ Then Job answered the LORD:
⁴ “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
⁵ I have spoken once, but I have no answer— twice, but I have nothing to add.”
The LORD Challenges Job Again
⁶ Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
⁷ “Now brace yourself 1 like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.2
⁸ Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
⁹ Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
¹⁰ Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
¹¹ Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
¹² Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
¹³ Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.3
¹⁴ Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
¹⁵ Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
¹⁶ See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
¹⁷ His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
¹⁸ His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
¹⁹ He is the foremost of God’s works;4 only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
²⁰ The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
²¹ He lies under the lotus plants,5 hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
²² The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows 6 of the brook surround him.
²³ Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
²⁴ Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?