Job Chapter 40
1 The LORD said to Job,
2 “Will a faultfinder spar with the Almighty?
Let the one that argues with God answer that.”
3 Job said,
4 “I’m insignificant; what kind of answer can I give?
I’ve put my hand over my mouth.
5 I’ve spoken once or twice; that’s enough;
I don’t have anything else to say.” Job 40:1-5
6 The LORD answered him out of the storm:
7 “Gird up* like a man;
I’ll ask you some questions, and you answer me.
8 Will you really try to discredit me to justify yourself?
9 Do you have an arm like mine?
Can you thunder like me? Job 40:6-9
10 “Go ahead and put on eminence and dignity;
dress yourself with honor and majesty.
11 Pour out your overflowing anger;
look at everybody that’s proud and humble them.
12 Look down on everybody that’s arrogant;
walk on sinners where they stand.
13 Bury them in the dust together;
imprison them in the hidden place.
14 Then I’ll acknowledge to you
that your own right hand can save you.
Job 40:10-14
15 “Look at Behemoth, which I made as well as I did you;
it eats grass like an ox.
16 It has strong loins
and powerful muscles in its stomach.
17 It swings its tail like a cedar beam;
the sinews in its thighs intertwine.
18 Its bones are like bronze tubes;
its limbs, like iron bars.
Job 40:15-18
19 It’s a prime example of my what I’ve created;
only the One that made it need bring his sword!
20 The mountains produce its food,
where wild animals play.
21 It lies down under the lotus plants
and hides among the reeds in the marsh.
22 The lotus plants give it shade;
the willows by the stream surround it.
23 It doesn’t care if the river rages
or worry if the Jordan rushes at its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it when it’s awake?