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| 1 Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said, |
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2 Shall the reprover contend with the Almighty?
He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
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3 Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
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4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee?
I lay my hand upon my mouth.
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5 Once have I spoken, and I will not answer;
Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.
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6 Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
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7 Gird up thy loins now like a man:
I will ask of thee, and declare thou unto me.
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8 Wilt thou even annul my judgment?
Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
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9 Or hast thou an arm like God?
And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
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10 Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity;
And array thyself with honor and majesty.
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11 Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger;
And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
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12 Look on everyone that is proud, and bring him low;
And tread down the wicked where they stand.
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13 Hide them in the dust together;
Bind their faces in the hidden place.
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14 Then will I also confess of thee
That thine own right hand can save thee.
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15 Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee;
He eateth grass as an ox.
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16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins,
And his force is in the muscles of his belly.
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17 He moveth his tail like a cedar:
The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
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18 His bones are as tubes of copper;
His limbs are like bars of iron.
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19 He is the chief of the ways of God:
He only that made him giveth him his sword.
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20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food,
Where all the beasts of the field do play.
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21 He lieth under the lotus-trees,
In the covert of the reed, and the fen.
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22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shade;
The willows of the brook compass him about.
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23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not;
He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
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24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch,
Or pierce through his nose with a snare? |
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