- 1Moreover the Lord answered Job,
- 2“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
- 3Then Job answered the Lord,
- 4“Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
- 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,
- 7“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.
- 8Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?
- 9Or 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 honor and majesty.
- 11Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
- 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.
- 14Then 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.
- 16Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.
- 17He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
- 18His bones are like tubes of brass. His limbs are like bars of iron.
- 19He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.
- 20Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.
- 21He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.
- 22The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.
- 23Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.
- 24Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?