Job Humbles Himself before the LORD 1 ULT And Yahweh answered Job and said, BSB BSB: And the LORD said to Job:
2 ULT “{ Is} a reprover to contend with the Almighty? The one correcting God, let him answer it!” BSB BSB: “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
3 ULT And Job answered Yahweh and said, BSB BSB: Then Job answered the LORD:
4 ULT “Behold, I am slight; how shall 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 ULT I spoke once, but I will not answer, and twice, but I will not continue.” BSB BSB: I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”
The LORD Challenges Job Again 6 ULT And Yahweh answered Job from the storm and said, BSB BSB: Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7 ULT “Now gird up your loins like a man! I will question you, and you will inform me. BSB BSB: “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
8 ULT Would you actually annul my judgment? Would you condemn me so that you may be right? BSB BSB: Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
9 ULT Or if like God an arm{ is} to you? Or like him will you thunder with a voice? BSB BSB: Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
10 ULT Then adorn yourself{ in} majesty and greatness, and clothe yourself{ in} glory and splendor. BSB BSB: Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
11 ULT Scatter the outbursts of your nose, and look at every proud one and bring him down. BSB BSB: Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
12 ULT Look at every proud one and subdue him, and trample the wicked under them. BSB BSB: Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
13 ULT Hide them in the dust together; cover their faces in the hidden{ place}. BSB BSB: Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
14 ULT And then I will praise you, because your right hand can save you. BSB BSB: Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 ULT Now behold Behemoth, which I made with you; it eats grass like an ox. BSB BSB: Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
16 ULT Now behold, its strength{ is} in his loins, and its power{ 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 ULT It bends its tail like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are intertwined. BSB BSB: His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 ULT Its bones{ are} tubes of bronze; its legs{ are} like bars of iron. BSB BSB: His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
19 ULT It{ is} the first of the ways of God. Its Maker has brought near its sword. BSB BSB: He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20 ULT For the hills provide food for it, and all of the beasts of the field play there. BSB BSB: The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
21 ULT It lies beneath lotus trees, in the covering of the reed and the marsh. BSB BSB: He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
22 ULT The lotus trees cover it{ with} their shade; the willows of the river surround it. BSB BSB: The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23 ULT Behold, a river will overflow, it does not tremble; it is confident, if the Jordan should surge to its mouth. BSB BSB: Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
24 ULT Will one capture it with its eyes? Will one pierce{ its} nose with cords? BSB BSB: Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
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