Thematic Bible




Job 40:1 (show verse)

Then the Lord said to Job,
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Job 40:2 (show verse)


“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who disputes with God answer it.”
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Job 40:3 (show verse)

Then Job replied to the Lord and said,

Job 40:4 (show verse)


“Behold, I am of little importance and contemptible; what can I reply to You?
I lay my hand on my mouth.

Job 40:5 (show verse)


“I have spoken once, but I will not reply again—
Indeed, twice [I have answered], and I will add nothing further.”

Job 40:6 (show verse)

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying,

Job 40:7 (show verse)


“Now gird up your loins (prepare yourself) like a man,
And I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
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Job 40:8 (show verse)


“Will you really annul My judgment and set it aside as void?
Will you condemn Me [your God] that you may [appear to] be righteous and justified?
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Job 40:9 (show verse)


“Have you an arm like God,
And can you thunder with a voice like His?

Job 40:10 (show verse)


“Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity [since you question the Almighty],
And array yourself with honor and majesty.
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Job 40:11 (show verse)


“Pour out the overflowings of your wrath,
And look at everyone who is proud and make him low.
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Job 40:12 (show verse)


Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him,
And [if you are so able] tread down the wicked where they stand.

Job 40:13 (show verse)


“[Crush and] hide them in the dust together;
Shut them up in the hidden place [the house of death].
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Job 40:14 (show verse)


“[If you can do all this, Job, proving your divine power] then I [God] will also praise you and acknowledge
That your own right hand can save you.
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Job 40:15 (show verse)


“Behold now, Behemoth, which I created as well as you;
He eats grass like an ox.

Job 40:16 (show verse)


“See now, his strength is in his loins
And his power is in the muscles and sinews of his belly.
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Job 40:17 (show verse)


“He sways his tail like a cedar;
The tendons of his thighs are twisted and knit together [like a rope].
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Job 40:18 (show verse)


“His bones are tubes of bronze;
His limbs are like bars of iron.

Job 40:19 (show verse)


“He is the first [in magnitude and power] of the works of God;
[Only] He who made him can bring near His sword [to master him].
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Job 40:20 (show verse)


“Surely the mountains bring him food,
And all the wild animals play there.

Job 40:21 (show verse)


“He lies down under the lotus plants,
In the hidden shelter of the reeds in the marsh.

Job 40:22 (show verse)


“The lotus plants cover him with their shade;
The willows of the brook surround him.

Job 40:23 (show verse)


“If a river rages and overflows, he does not tremble;
He is confident, though the Jordan [River] swells and rushes against his mouth.
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Job 40:24 (show verse)


“Can anyone capture him when he is on watch,
Or pierce his nose with barbs [to trap him]?
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