Job 40 - American Standard Version 2015

¹ Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,

² Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty?\par\tab He that argueth with God, let him answer it.\par

³ Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

⁴ Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee?\par\tab I lay my hand upon my mouth.

⁵ Once have I spoken, and I will not answer;\par\tab Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.\par

⁶ Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

⁷ Gird up thy loins now like a man:\par\tab I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

⁸ Wilt thou even annul my judgment?\par\tab Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

⁹ Or hast thou an arm like God?\par\tab And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?\par

¹⁰ Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity;\par\tab And array thyself with honor and majesty.

¹¹ Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger;\par\tab And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

¹² Look on every one that is proud, {\i and} bring him low;\par\tab And tread down the wicked where they stand.

¹³ Hide them in the dust together;\par\tab Bind their faces in the hidden {\i place}.

¹⁴ Then will I also confess of thee\par\tab That thine own right hand can save thee.\par

¹⁵ Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee;\par\tab He eateth grass as an ox.

¹⁶ Lo now, his strength is in his loins,\par\tab And his force is in the muscles of his belly.

¹⁷ He moveth his tail like a cedar:\par\tab The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

¹⁸ His bones are {\i as} tubes of brass;\par\tab His limbs are like bars of iron.\par

¹⁹ He is the chief of the ways of God:\par\tab He {\i only} that made him giveth him his sword.

²⁰ Surely the mountains bring him forth food,\par\tab Where all the beasts of the field do play.

²¹ He lieth under the lotus-trees,\par\tab In the covert of the reed, and the fen.

²² The lotus-trees cover him with their shade;\par\tab The willows of the brook compass him about.

²³ Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not;\par\tab He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.

²⁴ Shall any take him when he is on the watch,\par\tab Or pierce through his nose with a snare?\par