40:1 Then the LORD said to Job,
40:2 “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who rebukes God ①give an answer.”
▷ ①Lit answer it
40:3 Then Job answered the LORD and said,
40:4 “Behold, I am insignificant; what can I say in response to You?
I put my hand on my mouth.
40:5 I have spoken once, and I will not reply;
Or twice, and I will add nothing more.”
40:6 Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind and said,
40:7 “Now ①tighten the belt on your waist like a man;
I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
▷ ①I.e., as if for battle
40:8 Will you really nullify My judgment?
Will you condemn Me so that you may be justified?
40:9 Or do you have an arm like God,
And can you thunder with a voice like His?
40:10 “Adorn yourself with pride and dignity,
And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.
40:11 Let out your outbursts of anger,
And look at everyone who is arrogant, and humble him.
40:12 Look at everyone who is arrogant, and humble him,
And trample down the wicked ①where they stand.
▷ ①Lit under them
40:13 Hide them together in the dust;
Imprison ①them in the hidden place.
▷ ①Lit their faces
40:14 Then I will also ①confess to you,
That your own right hand can save you.
▷ ①Or praise you
40:15 “Behold, ①Behemoth, which I made ②as well as you;
He eats grass like an ox.
▷ ①I.e., a powerful animal, possibly a hippopotamus ②Lit with you
40:16 Behold, his strength in his waist,
And his power in the muscles of his belly.
40:17 He hangs his tail like a cedar;
The tendons of his thighs are knit together.
40:18 His bones are tubes of bronze;
His ①limbs are like bars of iron.
▷ ①Lit bones
40:19 “He is the first of the ways of God;
Let his Maker bring His sword near.
40:20 Indeed the ①mountains bring him food,
And all the animals of the field play there.
▷ ①I.e., the mountain streams
40:21 He lies down under the lotus plants,
In the hiding place of the reeds and the marsh.
40:22 The lotus plants cover him with ①shade;
The willows of the brook surround him.
▷ ①Lit his shade
40:23 If a river ①rages, he is not alarmed;
He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.
▷ ①Or oppresses
40:24 Can anyone capture him ①when he is on watch,
Can anyone pierce his nose with barbs?
▷ ①Lit in his eyes