Darby - Job - 40

40:1  And Jehovah answered Job and said,

40:2  Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reprovethGod, let him answer it.

40:3  And Job answered Jehovah and said,

40:4  Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.

40:5  Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.

40:6  And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,

40:7  Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.

40:8  Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?

40:9  Hast thou an arm likeGod? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

40:10  Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour.

40:11  Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him:

40:12  Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place:

40:13  Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.

40:14  Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.

40:15  See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox.

40:16  Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.

40:17  He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together.

40:18  His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron.

40:19  He is the chief ofGod's ways: he that made him gave him his sword.

40:20  For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.

40:21  He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:

40:22  Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.

40:23  Lo, the river overfloweth — he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth.

40:24  Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap?