Job Humbles Himself before the LORD 1 UEB Yahweh continued to speak to Job; he said, BSB BSB: And the LORD said to Job:
2 UEB "Should anyone who wishes to criticize try to correct the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer." BSB BSB: “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
3 UEB Then Job answered Yahweh and said, BSB BSB: Then Job answered the LORD:
4 UEB "See, I am insignificant; how can I answer you? I put 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 UEB I spoke once, and I will not answer; indeed, 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 UEB Then Yahweh answered Job out of a fierce storm and said, BSB BSB: Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7 UEB "Now gird up your loins like a man, for I will ask you questions, and you must answer me. BSB BSB: “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
8 UEB Will you actually say that I am unjust? Will you condemn me so you may claim you are right? BSB BSB: Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
9 UEB Do you have an arm like God's? Can you 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 UEB Now clothe yourself in glory and dignity; array yourself in honor and majesty. BSB BSB: Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
11 UEB Scatter around the excess of your anger; look at everyone who is proud and bring him down. BSB BSB: Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
12 UEB Look at everyone who is proud and bring him low; trample down wicked people where they stand. BSB BSB: Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
13 UEB Bury them in the earth together; imprison their faces in the hidden place. BSB BSB: Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
14 UEB Then will I also acknowledge about you that your own right hand can save you. BSB BSB: Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 UEB Look now at the behemoth, which I made when I made you; he eats grass like an ox. BSB BSB: Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
16 UEB See now, his strength is in his loins; his power is in his belly's muscles. BSB BSB: See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
17 UEB He makes his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are joined together. BSB BSB: His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 UEB His bones are like tubes of bronze; his legs are like bars of iron. BSB BSB: His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
19 UEB He is the chief of the creatures of God. Only God, who made him, can defeat him. BSB BSB: He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20 UEB For the hills provide him with food; the beasts of the field play nearby. BSB BSB: The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
21 UEB He lies under the lotus plants in the shelter of the reeds, in the marshes. BSB BSB: He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
22 UEB The lotus plants cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook are all around him. BSB BSB: The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23 UEB See, if a river floods its banks, he does not tremble; he is confident, though the Jordan should surge up to his mouth. BSB BSB: Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
24 UEB Can anyone capture him with a hook, or pierce his nose through with a snare? BSB BSB: Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
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