Job Humbles Himself before the LORD 1 CPDV And the Lord continued, and he said to Job: BSB BSB: And the LORD said to Job:
2 CPDV Will he who contends with God be so easily silenced? Certainly, he who argues with God must also respond to him. BSB BSB: “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
3 CPDV Then Job answered the Lord, saying: BSB BSB: Then Job answered the LORD:
4 CPDV What could I possibly answer, since I have been speaking thoughtlessly? I will place my hand over my mouth. BSB BSB: “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
5 CPDV One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said; and another, to which I will add no more. BSB BSB: I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”
The LORD Challenges Job Again 6 CPDV But the Lord, answering Job out of the whirlwind, said: BSB BSB: Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7 CPDV Gird your waist like a man. I will question you, and you must answer me. BSB BSB: “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
8 CPDV Will you make my judgment null and void; and will you condemn me so that you may be justified? BSB BSB: Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
9 CPDV And do you have an arm like God, or a voice like thunder? BSB BSB: Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
10 CPDV Envelop yourself with splendor, and raise yourself up on high, and be glorious, and put on splendid garments. BSB BSB: Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
11 CPDV Scatter the arrogant with your wrath, and, when you see all the arrogant, humble them. BSB BSB: Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
12 CPDV Look down upon each of the arrogant and confound them, and crush the impious in their place. BSB BSB: Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
13 CPDV Hide them in the dust together and plunge their faces into the pit. BSB BSB: Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
14 CPDV Then I will confess that your right hand is able to save you. BSB BSB: Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 CPDV Behold, the behemoth, whom I created along with you, eats hay like an ox. BSB BSB: Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
16 CPDV His strength is in his lower back, and his power is in the center of his abdomen. BSB BSB: See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
17 CPDV He draws up his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs have been drawn together. BSB BSB: His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 CPDV His bones are like pipes of brass; his cartilage is like plates of iron. BSB BSB: His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
19 CPDV He is the beginning of the ways of God, who made him; he will use him as his sword. BSB BSB: He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20 CPDV The mountains bring forth grass for him; all the beasts of the field will play there. BSB BSB: The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
21 CPDV He sleeps in the shadows, under the cover of branches, and in moist places. BSB BSB: He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
22 CPDV The shadows cover his shadow; the willows of the brook will encircle him. BSB BSB: The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23 CPDV Behold, he will drink a river and not be amazed, and he has confidence that the Jordan could flow into his mouth. BSB BSB: Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
24 CPDV He will seize him through his eyes, as if with a hook, and he will bore through his nostrils, as if with stakes. BSB BSB: Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.