| The Book of Job 40 |
| The Darby Online Bible (DBY) |
| Job 40:1 | And Jehovah answered Job and said, |
| Job 40:2 | Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth +God, let him answer it. |
| Job 40:3 | And Job answered Jehovah and said, |
| Job 40:4 | Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. |
| Job 40:5 | Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further. |
| Job 40:6 | And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, |
| Job 40:7 | Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me. |
| Job 40:8 | Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous? |
| Job 40:9 | Hast thou an arm like ùGod? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? |
| Job 40:10 | Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour. |
| Job 40:11 | Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him: |
| Job 40:12 | Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place: |
| Job 40:13 | Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret. |
| Job 40:14 | Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee. |
| Job 40:15 | See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox. |
| Job 40:16 | Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly. |
| Job 40:17 | He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together. |
| Job 40:18 | His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron. |
| Job 40:19 | He is the chief of ùGod's ways: he that made him gave him his sword. |
| Job 40:20 | For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. |
| Job 40:21 | He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen: |
| Job 40:22 | Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him. |
| Job 40:23 | Lo, the river overfloweth he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth. |
| Job 40:24 | Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap? |