Job 40Job40

King James VersionBerean Standard Bible

1. Job Humbles Himself before the LORD

2. 1KJVMoreover the LORD answered Job, and said,BSBBSB: And the LORD said to Job:
3. 2KJVShall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.BSBBSB: “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
4. 3KJVThen Job answered the LORD, and said,BSBBSB: Then Job answered the LORD:
5. 4KJVBehold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.BSBBSB: “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
6. 5KJVOnce have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.BSBBSB: I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”

7. The LORD Challenges Job Again

8. 6KJVThen answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,BSBBSB: Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
9. 7KJVGird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.BSBBSB: “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
10. 8KJVWilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?BSBBSB: Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
11. 9KJVHast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?BSBBSB: Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
12. 10KJVDeck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty.BSBBSB: Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
13. 11KJVCast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.BSBBSB: Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
14. 12KJVLook on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.BSBBSB: Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
15. 13KJVHide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.BSBBSB: Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
16. 14KJVThen will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.BSBBSB: Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
17. 15KJVBehold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.BSBBSB: Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
18. 16KJVLo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.BSBBSB: See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
19. 17KJVHe moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.BSBBSB: His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
20. 18KJVHis bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.BSBBSB: His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
21. 19KJVHe is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.BSBBSB: He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
22. 20KJVSurely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.BSBBSB: The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
23. 21KJVHe lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.BSBBSB: He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
24. 22KJVThe shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.BSBBSB: The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
25. 23KJVBehold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.BSBBSB: Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
26. 24KJVHe taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.BSBBSB: Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?