The Book of Job 40

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1 Moreover the LORD answered Job and said ⚑

2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him he that reproveth God let him answer it ⚑

3 Then Job answered the LORD and said ⚑

4 Behold I am vile what shall I answer thee I will lay mine hand upon my mouth ⚑

5 Once have I spoken but I will not answer yea twice but I will proceed no further ⚑

6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind and said ⚑

7 Gird up thy loins now like a man I will demand of thee and declare thou unto me ⚑

8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous ⚑

9 Hast thou an arm like God or canst thou thunder with a voice like him ⚑

10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency and array thyself with glory and beauty ⚑

11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath and behold every one that is proud and abase him ⚑

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

13 Hide them in the dust together and bind their faces in secret ⚑

14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee ⚑

15 Behold now behemoth which I made with thee he eateth grass as an ox ⚑

16 Lo now his strength is in his loins and his force is in the navel of his belly ⚑

17 He moveth his tail like a cedar the sinews of his stones are wrapped together ⚑

18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass his bones are like bars of iron ⚑

19 He is the chief of the ways of God he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him ⚑

20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food where all the beasts of the field play ⚑

21 He lieth under the shady trees in the covert of the reed and fens ⚑

22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow the willows of the brook compass him about ⚑

23 Behold he drinketh up a river and hasteth not he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth ⚑

24 He taketh it with his eyes his nose pierceth through snares ⚑

King James Version (1769) with Apocrypha · Crosswire Bible Society / eBible.org (standard text of 1769) · Public Domain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · public domain