Chapter 40
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job,
2 "Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty ? He who argues with God, let him answer it ."
3 Then Job answered the LORD ,
4 " Behold , I am of small account. What will I answer you ? I lay my hand on my mouth .
5 I have spoken once , and I will not answer ; Yes, twice , but I will proceed no further ."
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind :
7 " Now brace yourself like a man . I will question you , and you will answer me .
8 Will you even annul my judgement? Will you condemn me , that you may be justified ?
9 Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him ?
10 " Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity . Array yourself with honour and majesty .
11 Pour out the fury of your anger . Look at everyone who is proud , and bring him low .
12 Look at everyone who is proud , and humble him . Crush the wicked in their place .
13 Hide them in the dust together . Bind their faces in the hidden place.
14 Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you .
15 " See now behemoth, which I made as well as you . He eats grass as an ox .
16 Look now , his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
17 He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together .
18 His bones are like tubes of bronze . His limbs are like bars of iron .
19 He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword .
20 Surely the mountains produce food for him , where all the animals of the field play .
21 He lies under the lotus trees , in the covert of the reed , and the marsh .
22 The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him .
23 Behold , if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble . He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth .
24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch , or pierce through his nose with a snare ?