Job Chapter 40
Revised Standard Version
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'Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.'
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Then Job answered the LORD:
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'Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand on my mouth.
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I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but I will proceed no further.'
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Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:
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'Gird up your loins like a man; I will question you, and you declare to me.
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Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be justified?
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Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
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'Deck yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
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Pour forth the overflowings of your anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him.
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Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked where they stand.
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Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below.
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Then will I also acknowledge to you, that your own right hand can give you victory.
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'Behold, Behemoth, which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox.
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Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly.
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He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
Cross-references
Job 41:23
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'He is the first of the works of God; let him who made him bring near his sword!
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For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play.
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Under the lotus plants he lies, in the covert of the reeds and in the marsh.
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For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him.
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Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened; he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.
Cross-references: OpenBible.info · CC BY 4.0
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