GodsWord - Job - 40

40:1  The LORD responded to Job,

40:2  "Will the person who finds fault with the Almighty correct him? Will the person who argues with God answer him?"

40:3  Job answered the LORD,

40:4  "I'm so insignificant. How can I answer you? I will put my hand over my mouth.

40:5  I spoke once, but I can't answer-- twice, but not again."

40:6  Then the LORD responded to Job out of a storm,

40:7  "Brace yourself like a man! I will ask you, and you will teach me.

40:8  "Would you undo my justice? Would you condemn me so that you can be righteous?

40:9  Do you have power like God's? Can you thunder with a voice like his?

40:10  Then dress yourself in majesty and dignity. Clothe yourself in splendor and glory.

40:11  Unleash your outbursts of anger. Look at all who are arrogant, and put them down.

40:12  Look at all who are arrogant, and humble them. Crush wicked people wherever they are.

40:13  Hide them completely in the dust, and cover their faces in the hidden place.

40:14  Then even I will praise you because your right hand can save you.

40:15  "Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. It eats grass as cattle do.

40:16  Look at the strength in its back muscles, the power in its stomach muscles.

40:17  It makes its tail stiff like a cedar. The ligaments of its thighs are intertwined.

40:18  Its bones are bronze tubes. They are like iron bars.

40:19  Behemoth is the first of God's conquests. Its maker approaches it with his sword.

40:20  The hills bring it food, and all the wild animals play there.

40:21  It lies down under the lotus plants in a hiding place among reeds and swamps.

40:22  Lotus plants provide it with cover. Poplars by the stream surround it.

40:23  Though the river flows powerfully against it, it's not alarmed. It's confident even when the Jordan rushes against its mouth.

40:24  Can anyone blind its eyes or pierce its nose with snares?