Job 40
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40:1
And Jehovah answered Job and said,
Job 40
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40:2
Shall one who finds fault
acontend with the Almighty?
Let him who
bargues with God answer it.
Job 40
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40:3
Then Job answered Jehovah and said,
Job 40
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40:4
Indeed, I am worthless. What shall I reply to You?
I lay my hand over my
amouth.
Job 40
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40:5
I have spoken once, and I will not answer;
And twice, and I will proceed no further.
Job 40
:6
40:6
And Jehovah answered Job out of the
awhirlwind and said,
Job 40
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40:7
aGird up now your loins like a mighty man;
For I will ask of you, and you shall inform Me.
Job 40
:8
40:8
Will you indeed annul My judgment?
aWill you condemn Me so that you may be justified?
Job 40
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40:9
Or do you have an arm like God’s,
And can you thunder with a voice like His?
Job 40
:10
40:10
aDeck yourself now with majesty and excellency,
And array yourself with honor and splendor.
Job 40
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40:11
Pour forth the overflowings of your anger,
And look upon everyone who is proud, and abase him.
Job 40
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40:12
Look upon everyone who is
aproud; bring him down;
And tread down the wicked where they stand.
Job 40
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40:13
Hide them in the dust together;
Bind their faces in the hidden place.
Job 40
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40:14
Then even I will praise you,
That your own right hand can save you.
3.
Again concerning the animals
40:15—41:34
Job 40
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40:15
Behold now the
1behemoth, which I
amade as well as you:
He eats grass like the ox.
Job 40
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40:16
Behold now, his strength is in his loins,
And his power is in the muscles of his belly.
Job 40
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40:17
He bends his tail like a cedar;
The sinews of his thighs knit together.
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40:18
His bones are like bronze tubes;
His limbs, like iron bars.
Job 40
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40:19
He is the first of God’s ways;
Only his Maker can approach
him with His sword.
Job 40
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40:20
For the mountains yield food for him,
Where every animal of the field plays.
Job 40
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40:21
Under the lotus plants he lies down,
In the covert of the reed and the marsh.
Job 40
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40:22
The lotus plants cover him with their shade;
The willows of the brook surround him.
Job 40
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40:23
Indeed, if a river overflows, he does not tremble;
He is confident, though the Jordan rushes against his mouth.
Job 40
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40:24
Will anyone catch him while he is watching,
Or pierce
his nose with a snare?
