Job Humbles Himself before the LORD 1 WBS Moreover, the LORD answered Job, and said, BSB BSB: And the LORD said to Job:
2 WBS Shall he that contendeth 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 WBS Then Job answered the LORD, and said, BSB BSB: Then Job answered the LORD:
4 WBS Behold, I am vile; 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 WBS Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yes, 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 WBS Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, BSB BSB: Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7 WBS Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou to me. BSB BSB: “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
8 WBS Wilt thou also disannul 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 WBS Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like his? BSB BSB: Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
10 WBS Deck thyself now with majesty and excellence; and array thyself with glory and beauty. BSB BSB: Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
11 WBS Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold 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 WBS Look on every one that is proud, and 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 WBS 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 WBS Then will I also confess to thee that thy own right hand can save thee. BSB BSB: Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
15 WBS Behold now 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 WBS Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. BSB BSB: See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
17 WBS He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his male organs are wrapped together. BSB BSB: His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 WBS His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. BSB BSB: His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
19 WBS He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach him . BSB BSB: He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20 WBS Surely 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 WBS He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. BSB BSB: He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
22 WBS The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook encompass him. BSB BSB: The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
23 WBS Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. BSB BSB: Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
24 WBS He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. BSB BSB: Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
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