Job 40
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1And the LORD said to Job:
1And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:
2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
2Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.
3Then Job answered the LORD:
3Wilt thou make void my judgment: and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?
4“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
4And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
5I have spoken once, but I have no answer— twice, but I have nothing to add.”
5Clothe thyself with beauty, and set thyself up on high and be glorious, and put on goodly garments.
6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
6Scatter the proud in thy indignation, and behold every arrogant man, and humble him.
7“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
7Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked in their place.
8Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
8Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.
9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
9Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.
10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
10Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.
11Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
11His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly.
12Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
12He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.
13Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
13His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron.
14Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
14He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword.
15Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
15To him the mountains bring forth grass: there all the beasts of the field shall play.
16See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
16He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.
17His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
17The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.
18His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
18Behold, he will drink up a river, and not wonder: and he trusteth that the Jordan may run into his mouth.
19He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
19In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.
20The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
20Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?
21He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
21Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?
22The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
22Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?
23Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
23Will he make a covenant with thee, and wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever?
24Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
24Shalt thou play with him as with a bird, or tie him up for thy handmaids?
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25Shall friends cut him in pieces, shall merchants divide him?
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26Wilt thou fill nets with his skin, and the cabins of fishes with his head?
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27Lay thy hand upon him: remember the battle, and speak no more.
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28Behold his hope shall fail him, and in the sight of all he shall be cast down.
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