Job 40
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
World English Bible
1Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
1Moreover the LORD answered Job,
2Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
2“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
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 of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
5Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.
5I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
6Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
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 will answer me.
8Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
8Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
9Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
9Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
10Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
10“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
11Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
11Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
12Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.
13Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
13Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.
14Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
14Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
15Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
15“See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.
16Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
17He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
17He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.
18His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars 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 chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
20Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
21He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
21He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
22The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
22The lotuses cover him with 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.
23Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
24Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
24Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
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