40: 2 Shall the reprover contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
40: 3 Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
40: 4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
40: 5 Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.
40: 6 Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
40: 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will ask of thee, and declare thou unto me.
40: 8 Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?
40: 9 Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
40: 10 Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and splendor.
40: 11 Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
40: 12 Look on everyone that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.
40: 13 Hide them in the dust together; Bind their faces in the hidden place.
40: 14 Then will I also confess of thee That thine own right hand can save thee.
40: 15 Behold now, 450behemoth, which I made 451as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.
450That is, the hippopotamus
451Hb. with thee;
40: 16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.
40: 17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
40: 18 His bones are as tubes of copper; His 452limbs are like bars of iron.
452Or, ribs are like bars of iron.
40: 19 He is the chief of the ways of God: He only that made him giveth him his sword.
40: 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.
40: 21 He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen.
40: 22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
40: 23 Behold, if a river 453overflow, he trembleth not; He is confident, though a Jordan swell even to his mouth.
453Or, be violent,
40: 24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?
