Job 40

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• 1. The LORD said to Job:
• 2. "Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!"
• 3. Then Job answered the LORD:
• 4. "I am unworthy-how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.
• 5. I spoke once, but I have no answer- twice, but I will say no more."
• 6. Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:
• 7. "Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
• 8. "Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
• 9. Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like his?
• 10. Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
• 11. Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low,
• 12. look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand.
• 13. Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.
• 14. Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
• 15. "Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.
• 16. What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly!
• 17. His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit.
• 18. His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron.
• 19. He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can approach him with his sword.
• 20. The hills bring him their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.
• 21. Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
• 22. The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround him.
• 23. When the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth.
• 24. Can anyone capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose?

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