Job 40
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
1And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:
2Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
2Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and do thou tell me.
3Then Job answered the LORD, and said:
3Wilt thou make void my judgment: and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?
4Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
4And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
5Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
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.
7Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
7Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked in their place.
8Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
8Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.
9Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
9Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.
10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
10Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.
11Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
11His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly.
12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
12He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.
13Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
13His bones are like pipes of brass, his gristle like plates of iron.
14Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
14He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him, he will apply his sword.
15Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
15To him the mountains bring forth grass: there all the beasts of the field shall play.
16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.
16He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.
17He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
17The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.
18His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars 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 beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
19In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.
20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
20Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?
21He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
21Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?
22The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
22Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?
23Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
23Will he make a covenant with thee, and wilt thou take him to be a servant for ever?
24Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through 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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