Job Humbles Himself before the LORD 1 DBY And Jehovah answered Job and said, BSB BSB: And the LORD said to Job:
2 DBY Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct him ? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. BSB BSB: “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
3 DBY And Job answered Jehovah and said, BSB BSB: Then Job answered the LORD:
4 DBY Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth. BSB BSB: “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
5 DBY Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further. BSB BSB: I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”
The LORD Challenges Job Again 6 DBY And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, BSB BSB: Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7 DBY Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me. BSB BSB: “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
8 DBY Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous? BSB BSB: Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
9 DBY Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? BSB BSB: Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
10 DBY Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour. BSB BSB: Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
11 DBY Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him: BSB BSB: Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
12 DBY Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place: BSB BSB: Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
13 DBY Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret. BSB BSB: Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
14 DBY Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee. BSB BSB: Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 DBY See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox. BSB BSB: Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
16 DBY Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly. BSB BSB: See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
17 DBY He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together. BSB BSB: His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 DBY His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron. BSB BSB: His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
19 DBY He is the chief of God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword. BSB BSB: He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20 DBY For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. BSB BSB: The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
21 DBY He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen: BSB BSB: He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
22 DBY Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him. BSB BSB: The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23 DBY Lo, the river overfloweth — he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth. BSB BSB: Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
24 DBY Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through his nose in the trap? BSB BSB: Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
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