The Book of Job

Chapter-40

Job 40:1 But the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:

 

Job 40:2 Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me.

 

Job 40:3 Will you make my judgment null and void; and will you condemn me so that you may be justified?

 

Job 40:4 And do you have an arm like God, or a voice like thunder?

 

Job 40:5 Envelop yourself with splendor, and raise yourself up on high, and be glorious, and put on splendid garments.

 

Job 40:6 Scatter the arrogant with your wrath, and, when you see all the arrogant, humble them.

 

Job 40:7 Look down upon each of the arrogant and confound them, and crush the impious in their place.

 

Job 40:8 Hide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pit.

 

Job 40:9 Then I will confess that your right hand is able to save you.

 

Job 40:10 Behold, the behemoth, whom I created along with you, eats hay like an ox.

 

Job 40:11 His strength is in his lower back, and his power is in the center of his abdomen.

 

Job 40:12 He draws up his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs have been drawn together.

 

Job 40:13 His bones are like pipes of brass; his cartilage is like plates of iron.

 

Job 40:14 He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him; he will use him as his sword.

 

Job 40:15 The mountains bring forth grass for him; all the beasts of the field will play there.

 

Job 40:16 He sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches, and in moist places.

 

Job 40:17 The shadows cover his shadow; the willows of the brook will encircle him.

 

Job 40:18 Behold, he will drink a river and not be amazed, and he has confidence that the Jordan could flow into his mouth.

 

Job 40:19 He will seize him through his eyes, as if with a hook, and he will bore through his nostrils, as if with stakes.

 

Job 40:20 Can you draw out the leviathan with a hook, and can you bind his tongue with a cord?

 

Job 40:21 Can you place a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with an arm band?

 

Job 40:22 Will he offer many prayers to you, or speak to you quietly?

 

Job 40:23 Will he form a covenant with you, and will you accept him as a servant forever?

 

Job 40:24 Will you play with him as with a bird, or tether him for your handmaids?

 

Job 40:25 Will your friends cut him into pieces, will dealers distribute him?

 

Job 40:26 Will you fill up bags with his hide, and let his head be used as a home for fishes?

 

Job 40:27 Place your hand upon him; remember the battle and speak no more.

 

Job 40:28 Behold, his hope will fail him, and in the sight of all, he will be thrown down.