Job 40
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Berean Standard Bible
1Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
1And the LORD said to Job:
2Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
2“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
3Then Job answered the LORD, and said:
3Then Job answered the LORD:
4Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
4“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
5Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
5I have spoken once, but I have no answer— twice, but I have nothing to add.”
6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
7“Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
8Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
8Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
9Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
11Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
11Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
12Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
13Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
13Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
14Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
14Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
15Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
15Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.
16See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
17He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
17His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.
18His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
19He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
19He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
20The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
21He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
21He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
22The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
22The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
23Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
24Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
24Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
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