CPDV - Job - 40

40:1  But the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind, said:

40:2  Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me.

40:3  Will you make my judgment null and void; and will you condemn me so that you may be justified?

40:4  And do you have an arm like God, or a voice like thunder?

40:5  Envelop yourself with splendor, and raise yourself up on high, and be glorious, and put on splendid garments.

40:6  Scatter the arrogant with your wrath, and, when you see all the arrogant, humble them.

40:7  Look down upon each of the arrogant and confound them, and crush the impious in their place.

40:8  Hide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pit.

40:9  Then I will confess that your right hand is able to save you.

40:10  Behold, the behemoth, whom I created along with you, eats hay like an ox.

40:11  His strength is in his lower back, and his power is in the center of his abdomen.

40:12  He draws up his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs have been drawn together.

40:13  His bones are like pipes of brass; his cartilage is like plates of iron.

40:14  He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him; he will use him as his sword.

40:15  The mountains bring forth grass for him; all the beasts of the field will play there.

40:16  He sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches, and in moist places.

40:17  The shadows cover his shadow; the willows of the brook will encircle him.

40:18  Behold, he will drink a river and not be amazed, and he has confidence that the Jordan could flow into his mouth.

40:19  He will seize him through his eyes, as if with a hook, and he will bore through his nostrils, as if with stakes.

40:20  Can you draw out the leviathan with a hook, and can you bind his tongue with a cord?

40:21  Can you place a ring in his nose, or bore through his jaw with an arm band?

40:22  Will he offer many prayers to you, or speak to you quietly?

40:23  Will he form a covenant with you, and will you accept him as a servant forever?

40:24  Will you play with him as with a bird, or tether him for your handmaids?

40:25  Will your friends cut him into pieces, will dealers distribute him?

40:26  Will you fill up bags with his hide, and let his head be used as a home for fishes?

40:27  Place your hand upon him; remember the battle and speak no more.

40:28  Behold, his hope will fail him, and in the sight of all, he will be thrown down.