Job 40
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Job 40:2
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"Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who reproves God answer it."
Job 40:3
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Then Job answered the LORD and said,
Job 40:4
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"Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.
Job 40:5
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"Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; Even twice, and I will add nothing more."
Job 40:6
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Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said,
Job 40:7
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"Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
Job 40:8
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"Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?
Job 40:9
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"Or do you have an arm like God, And can you thunder with a voice like His?
Job 40:10
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"Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.
Job 40:11
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"Pour out the overflowings of your anger, And look on everyone who is proud, and make him low.
Job 40:12
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"Look on everyone who is proud, {and} humble him, And tread down the wicked where they stand.
Job 40:13
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"Hide them in the dust together; Bind them in the hidden {place.}
Job 40:14
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"Then I will also confess to you, That your own right hand can save you.
Job 40:15
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"Behold now, (Or {the hippopotamus}) Behemoth, which I made as well as you; He eats grass like an ox.
Job 40:16
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"Behold now, his strength in his loins And his power in the muscles of his belly.
Job 40:17
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"He bends his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
Job 40:18
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"His bones are tubes of bronze; His limbs are like bars of iron.
Job 40:19
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"He is the first of the ways of God; Let his maker bring near his sword.
Job 40:20
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"Surely the mountains bring him food, And all the beasts of the field play there.
Job 40:21
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"Under the lotus plants he lies down, In the covert of the reeds and the marsh.
Job 40:22
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"The lotus plants cover him with shade; The willows of the brook surround him.
Job 40:23
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"If a river rages, he is not alarmed; He is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.
Job 40:24
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"Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, With barbs can anyone pierce {his} nose?
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