Job 40
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Moreover the LORD answered Job,
1And the Lord answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:
2“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues 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,
3Wilt thou make void my judgment: and condemn me, that thou mayst be justified?
4“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
4And hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
5I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, 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:
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 will answer me.
7Look on all that are proud, and confound them, and crush the wicked in their place.
8Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
8Hide them in the dust together, and plunge their faces into the pit.
9Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?
9Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.
10“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.
10Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.
11Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
11His strength is in his loins, and his force in the navel of his belly.
12Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush 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 I will also admit 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.
15“See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.
15To him the mountains bring forth grass: there all the beasts of the field shall play.
16Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
16He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.
17He moves 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 like tubes of bronze. His limbs 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 chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
19In his eyes as with a hook he shall take him, and bore through his nostrils with stakes.
20Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
20Canst thou draw out the leviathan with a hook, or canst thou tie his tongue with a cord?
21He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
21Canst thou put a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with a buckle?
22The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
22Will he make many supplications to thee, or speak soft words to thee?
23Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even 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 when he is on the watch, 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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